Hospitality Financial Leadership: How to Write a Great Monthly Executive Commentary

David Lund | December 19, 2022

By David Lund They go by many names: owner’s commentary, monthly commentary, executive commentary and more. The names can be different but in essence, they are all the same thing – a review of the prior month’s results plus a forward look into the coming months from a financial and market perspective. The monthly commentary is a great example of the “full disclosure principle” and if you are wanting a brush up on that you can watch this short video. So, in this piece, I am going to explain a strategy you can use to get your team to produce a great monthly commentary. Not only will you have the information you need to expla...