Lees-top 10: CFO’s sceptisch over herstel volgend jaar

1. CFOs Skeptical About Recovery Before Next Year
"All indicators from The CFO Survey point towards a slow return to normal that is challenging to forecast due to the uncertainty created by this virus.”

2. How COVID-19 has pushed companies over the technology tipping point—and transformed business forever
A new survey finds that responses to COVID-19 have speeded the adoption of digital technologies by several years—and that many of these changes could be here for the long haul.

3. Innovation Plucked from the Zeitgeist
Have you ever had a bright idea at nearly the exact moment as someone else? It’s bizarre, yet difficult to explain. Consider Newton and Leibniz inventing calculus nearly at the same time. The reasons that two people come up with the same concept in different parts of the world at nearly the same point in time are not well understood, unfortunately. Is it innate, the environment or something else entirely?

4. Capital Allocation: How to Emerge From the Pandemic In a Stronger Position
COVID-19 has turned many industries upside down. Suddenly, high-performing companies have become cash-constrained during the pandemic while historically low-growth companies are selling out product and are flush with cash. For CFOs on both sides of this spectrum, making quick and effective capital allocation decisions may be more difficult than anticipated.

5. Effective communication for strategic planning
Strategic planning meetings in organisations are often an ivory tower exercise. While the top management discusses crucial issues impacting the future of the organisation, many employees are left feeling disconnected. This inability to effectively communicate strategic plans for aligning all employees' actions is a fundamental reason organisations lose control during the implementation of many otherwise excellent strategic plans. 

6. The 6 Best Business Books of 2020
That's according to the shortlist for the Financial Times and McKinsey's annual prize.

7. Debunking seven common myths about cloud
The delay in cloud adoption does not stem from a lack of ambition. Many company leaders have encountered major roadblocks along their path toward cloud. Conversations with hundreds of CEOs and CIOs have revealed a consistent set of myths that lead to these roadblocks and questions, hampering progress and adoption. Companies that have effectively counteracted these myths are the ones that have derived the greatest rewards from their move to cloud.

8. ‘Whether or not your employees are talking about it, they’re struggling’
2020 has been a challenging year for so many, with Americans reporting elevated levels of mental illness, substance use, and suicidal ideation, according to a recent report by the CDC.

9. Affirm’s IPO Announcement Signals Fintech Strength
As its business booms, pay-later fintech upstart Affirm confidentially filed to go public on Thursday—less than a month after it lined its pockets with $500 million in fresh venture capital.

10. Business travel too valuable to disappear after pandemic
The travel and tourism industry has been decimated by the coronavirus crisis with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) reporting that the pandemic could cost 75 million jobs worldwide and deliver a hit to the global economy of $2.1trn. Yet while the travel industry has been one of the hardest hit, Bowe is confident it’s a temporary problem because face-to-face interaction is still highly valued.