Lees-top 10: Forecasting aanpassen aan Covid-19

1. Returning to Work After Lockdown: Lessons from Wuhan 
Much has been written about managing through the lockdowns of the pandemic. But what can managers do to set themselves and their teams up for success when lockdowns and social distancing requirements are eventually lifted? 

2. The Decision to Buy or Sell Non-Core Assets 
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, the role of the chief financial officer has been adapting to meet organizations’ changing needs. One area where the CFO can greatly influence the trajectory of a business is in knowing how to guide the decision of whether to sell non-core assets or the decision to invest in another company’s distressed assets. 

3. How Start-ups in Emerging Markets Succeed Despite Scarcity 
2019 was a record year of venture capital funding for start-ups in emerging economies from Latin America, Africa to Southeast Asia. This year, well, it’s safe to say the money is not exactly sloshing around, and the pace is likely to remain depressed well into 2021. Even though Covid-19 has opened up many possibilities, in edtech and fintech for example, entrepreneurs in developing markets will have to work harder to secure the resources they need. 

4. Consumer goods finance leader: Safety first during pandemic 
Mikateko Tshetshe, FCMA, CGMA, is the vice-president, Finance Africa at Unilever, a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company. In addition to leading the finance team, one of Tshetshe’s primary roles is to drive the sustainable growth of brands with purpose in Africa. 

5. How Technology Threatens Mental Health – Especially if You’re Inauthentic 
The word technostress is often credited to Craig Brod, an American psychologist who authored a book about the stress brought on by rapid changes in technology. It was published in 1984, the year Ronald Reagan was re-elected president of the United States, cinema-goers were flocking to see Ghostbusters and the original Apple Macintosh went on sale. Fast-forward 36 years.  

6. US finance leaders wary as pandemic impacts continue 
Finance leaders regained some confidence about the US economy, but their outlook remained far darker than it was before the coronavirus pandemic, according to the fourth-quarter Business & Industry Economic Outlook Survey released Thursday by the AICPA. 

7. This Century-Old Family Company Became the Most Important Manufacturer in the World in 2020 
Presenting Inc.'s Company of the Year: A medical supplier in remote Maine executed a lightning-fast expansion to meet an historic challenge. 

8. 8 ‘superpowers’ of highly successful teams 
High-performing teams are high performing for a reason. What they’re able to do—like photograph a black hole or contain a pandemic—is directly connected to the combination of traits that makes up their team chemistry. Their “teamistry,” if you will. 

9. Measures that Track Intrinsic Value and Market Value Creation 
Unfortunately, many corporate strategies and decisions are guided by short-term accounting results with inadequate recognition of long-term value drivers. Boards and management teams that seek to be top quartile performers would benefit from taking an updated approach to measuring how they create both intrinsic and market value. 

10. Forecasting in Q4: There Is No One-Size-Fits-All 
Deloitte's Eric Knachel explains how to address forecasting challenges, COVID-19-related adjustments, remote work, and more.