Companies find themselves in “crisis” more often than we like to admit. Some crises are specific to our company. Some are specific to our industry. Others to the geography we operate in. And, some, like the recent pandemic or short lived banking crisis, are global in nature. It doesn’t matter how specific or how broad the crisis, I believe CFOs have a critical role in navigating their company through the rough waters caused by the disruption.
✳ Why companies hang on to bell curve-based performance appraisal system ?
✳ Does human performance follow the bell curve?
Welcome to CFO.University’s transcript of T.J. Romano’s CFO Ed Talk, Finding and Maximizing the True Value of Intellectual Property.TJ’s lessons focus on how finance leaders can find and maximize the value of your company’s Intellectual Property.
Enjoy, Learn, Engage.
“The optimal capital structure is estimated by calculating the mix of debt and equity that minimizes the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) while maximizing its market value. The lower the cost of capital, the greater the present value of the firm’s future cash flows, discounted by the WACC. Thus, the chief goal of any corporate finance department should be to find the optimal capital structure that will result in the lowest WACC and the maximum value of the company (shareholder wealth).”
So, you’ve done it again - you’ve put your foot in your mouth, and said something without thinking, and now you’ve hurt somebody else in the process! The words dropped out of your mouth before you engaged your brain. Sound familiar? This article explores how to say sorry when you have said the wrong thing.
