Board Financial Narrative
Explains the three numbers that moved and what you need, leaving the rest of the pack to be read or not.
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Running it, start to finish
- Pick the three numbers that actually moved and why.
- Put the worst news near the top with the response beside it.
- End with specific asks and flag what should be discussed live.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Leads with the three numbers that moved rather than touring the whole P&L.
- Puts bad news near the top, which costs far less credibility than having it discovered.
- Answers structural-versus-one-off before the board asks, since the two mean different things.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Never bury bad news. It gets found, and being found is what damages trust — considerably more than the news itself would have.
- Give the runway date. Cash is what a board is most accountable for, and they should never have to compute the date themselves.
- Always include asks. A board with no stated ask sets its own agenda, and it will rarely choose the most useful thing.
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