Wanda passes you a tablet detailing several pages of graphs and tables.
"The year's preliminary financial results are in," says Winston. "By this point, we can more or less anticipate our end-of-year results. These results are always important, of course. But be aware that the company shareholders are paying special attention to them, and to you, this year."
"Reassuring," you say. "Thanks for that."
"Along with the financial figures, I've also asked HR to provide us with an internal study of things like employee satisfaction, observance of ethical codes, public awareness and opinion of the company, and so on. It should help you to decide what to focus on when drafting this year's annual report."
You glance down at the tablet, scrolling through several pages of data. Overall, it gives you the following information:
Share Price: 46
Share Price has decreased since you took the position of CEO. Performance overall has been dreadful so far.
Image: 30 (max 100)
The public perception of MetaHuman is decent right now.
Morale: 31 (max 100)
Morale is currently poor at MetaHuman. Your employees are quite unhappy, in general.
Intimidation: 36 (max 100)
MetaHuman's employees are wary. They know that the company's management is not to be trifled with.
(You may also wish to consult the stats screen for further information.)
"So, what do we try to emphasize in this year's annual report? Or, to put it another way, which facet of this company's performance do we want to carry more weight than usual at the end of the year, when the shareholder evaluation comes around?" asks Winston. "A good strategy would be to stress an element of the company that we expect to stand out by the end of the year. We can focus on an area where we're currently doing badly, if you wish—but keep in mind that will mean we need to push harder for it to reach a high standard by the time the report comes out."