In a Merger, Employees Don’t Fear Change. They Hate the Uncertainty.

By metre22pro | April 18, 2017

We’d all like to be poised, confident, and self-assured. Too bad life gets in the way. Cancelled flights, unexpected traffic jams, weather emergencies, unwelcome health news, mergers and acquisitions… all situations that create uncertainty. Some will say that people’s emotions run high in a situation like a corporate merger because of an innate fear of…

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Executing a Merger or Other Major Initiative? Get Results Through Execution-Focused Program Management (not Project Administration)

By metre22pro | February 16, 2017

How many of your strategic initiatives achieve the results envisioned? If you are like many organizations, the vast majority of initiatives fail to get results, meet budget expectations or come in on schedule. When taking into account lost revenue, productivity hits and unrealized opportunities, the real costs of having initiatives fall short can take a…

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Dallas 100 Recognizes Metre22

By metre22pro | January 12, 2017

What a great way to wrap up 2016. In December, Metre22 was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal and ranked #31 on the 2016 Dallas 100 list of fastest growing companies in the Dallas – Ft. Worth area. We’re elated with the recognition. Metre22’s Managing Partner, Don Robinson, commented, “We really owe this recognition to…

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M&A Integration – How Much Pre-Close Planning is Appropriate?

By metre22pro | September 20, 2016

Numerous studies, executives and consulting pundits have extolled the virtues of planning for the integration of a merger or acquisition as early as possible. But what exactly does that mean from a practical perspective? In our view it is not a matter of “if” integration planning should be done prior to transaction closing, but rather…

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