What is the 20/20/20 Rule included in this guide?

It is a framework for distressed companies suggesting a 20% payroll reduction, 20% non-payroll cost reduction, and a 20% focus on revenue protection or growth.

How does this skill help with workforce reductions?

It provides a hierarchical approach to cuts, beginning with easy wins like unused software and moving toward more significant measures like structural changes and targeted layoffs.

Does the guide help with communicating difficult news?

Yes, it includes specific communication templates for announcing shutdowns or restructures to employees, customers, and investors.

Can this skill help determine if a company should pivot or shut down?

It provides a financial health check and a severity scale to help founders decide between optimization, restructuring, a full turnaround, or survival mode.

Restructuring Guide

Name: Restructuring Guide
Author: yamz8

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Learning & Documentation

Provides strategic frameworks and step-by-step guidance for company restructuring, financial turnarounds, and organizational winddown procedures.

The Restructuring Guide is a specialized skill designed to assist leadership teams through critical business transitions and financial distress. It offers structured frameworks for assessing financial health, implementing hierarchical cost-reduction plans, and executing 100-day turnaround strategies. From extending runway through bridge financing to managing the complexities of workforce reductions or an orderly winddown, this skill provides the templates and decision-making logic needed to navigate high-stakes organizational change with precision.

Key Features

01Runway extension and bridge financing strategic frameworks

02Hierarchical cost-reduction playbook (The 20/20/20 Rule)

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04100-day turnaround execution plan and leadership guidance

05Financial health assessment and severity scaling (Levels 1-4)

06Comprehensive winddown checklists and communication templates

Use Cases

01Extending startup runway during periods of limited capital

02Restructuring organizational departments after a strategic pivot

03Executing a professional and orderly company shutdown or asset sale

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add yamz8/open-ceo restructuring-guide

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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