Managing Cybersecurity Risks: Protecting Against Ransomware
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In April 2021 my partner at FLG, Fuad Ahmad, wrote a post titled Managing Cybersecurity Risk: The Role of the CFO. His key points remain timely and highly relevant today. In this post I want to address perhaps the most pernicious, rapidly growing, and dangerous threat to Cybersecurity today: Ransomware….Read More

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How to Get on a Corporate Board
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Because part of FLG’s consulting practice is to counsel corporate boards, we’re often asked about how a C-suite executive finds and secures a corporate board seat. The short answer is: “planning, persistence and patience.” Identifying Board Opportunities: Network, Network, Network In many respects the process of finding and being selected…Read More

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Proactive C-Suite Planning: Who’s Your Successor?
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An essential responsibility of C-suite officers and corporate board members is to anticipate and plan for a CFO, CEO or even a board member’s departure and succession well before it happens. CFOs, as a critical member of the C-suite, play an important role in this process. As a CFO, contemplating…Read More

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Corona-proofing 2020 Budgets: A Resilient Forecast
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[This article originally published 4-17-2020 by Suzy Taherian in Forbes] Most companies prepared their annual budget for 2020 sometime in late 2019. Those budgets are now irrelevant. In this time of unprecedented uncertainty, it is difficult to forecast the future and nail down budgets. Here is how to build a…Read More

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