How CFOs Can Evaluate 2025 Boardroom Performance And Prepare for the Year Ahead

A Forbes Finance Council article by Pegasus Insights founder Ben Garthwaite

As the year closes, many finance leaders focus on planning for the year ahead. But one of the most valuable exercises a CFO can run is an after-action review of the past year’s boardroom performance.

In this Forbes Finance Council article, Pegasus Insights founder Ben Garthwaite explains how finance leaders can evaluate what worked, what didn’t, and how those insights can inform stronger decision-making in the year ahead.

Originally published in Forbes Finance Council.

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The last board meeting of the year is behind you. The presentation is a distant memory, the forecasts are locked, and your CEO has already moved on to the next initiative.

Before you do the same, pause. The best leaders—whether in combat or the boardroom—know that the most valuable work happens after the mission ends.