Are you planning an acquisition this year?

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On July 10, 2020
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DEFINE YOUR INTEGRATION PHILOSOPHY NOW TO MAXIMIZE POST M&A PERFORMANCE. “Running a football franchise is not unlike running any other business. You start first with a structural format and basic philosophy and then find the people who can implement it.” – Bill Walsh, legendary coach of the San Francisco 49ers As I watched the […]

Choosing an Integration Leader?

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On July 10, 2020
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Choosing an Integration Leader? Here’s advice from past M&A Execs. When your company is about to embark on a major merger or acquisition effort, one of the first moves you make will be the assignment of an executive to oversee and drive the integration process. It’s a critical, lynch-pin role and the success or failure […]

4 Key Management Moves in Nearshore Mergers and Acquisitions

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On July 10, 2020
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Have you ever been in a long-distance relationship? If so, you are likely familiar with the challenges that can arise. Similarly, when a company decides to leverage nearshoring in their operation, executives need to be prepared to think differently about what it will take to successfully lead the expanded operation. Typically, “nearshoring” refers to the […]

M&A Integration: Decision Making and Leader Lessons from the Dunes of Royal Birkdale

Posted by metre22
On November 14, 2019
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Summary: Effective leadership and speed are essential for M&A success. Executives need to balance the need to make informed decisions with the need to act quickly and be decisive. Some tips to ensure effective decision making include: Evaluate alternatives, but beware of falling into the “no-decision” trap Leverage a set of Guiding Principles as your […]

Don’t Let A Technology ‘Bake Off’ Slow Your M&A Integration

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On October 8, 2019
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“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. My mother says to pick the very best one and you are not it” – Classic Children’s Counting Rhyme In my early elementary school days, we often used this classic children’s rhyme to make […]

Can Too Much Teamwork on Strategy Create a Monster?

Posted by Don Robinson
On August 30, 2018
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On occasion my family will embark on a family-pizza-night adventure. It’s quite the team-building exercise since most of the places we frequent serve pizza sized to feed the entire family rather than the four individuals who make up our clan. The “team building” part of the program comes in deciding what type of pizza to […]

In A New C-Suite Role? Your Communications Style Sets Tone and Culture.

Posted by Don Robinson
On January 2, 2018
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corporate culture, Leadership, structure

First Impressions Create Lasting Impressions When new executive leaders transition into their roles, the entire organization tunes in. How messages get delivered internally is an important choice to which newly-anointed executives should pay close attention. The “right” mix of communication channels and styles to the organization is not a one-size-fits-all proposition – the needs and […]

After the Merger: Successfully Blending Corporate Cultures

Posted by Don Robinson
On December 12, 2017
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corporate cultures, Leadership, Mergers and Acquisitions

When two companies merge, the primary focus is usually on how quickly the organization can blend and optimize operations and take advantage of sales and marketing synergies. And that’s great. But there’s another issue that requires just as much attention: Corporate Culture. When companies are merging, differences in corporate culture become immediately evident. Those differences often […]

How One Company Hires for Cultural Fit

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On June 16, 2017
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In one of our previous blog posts, ⟨”What Theo & the Cubs Teach Us About Corporate Culture”⟩, we shared some thoughts on the importance of screening candidates for character-culture fit in the recruiting and talent selection process. As promised, here is on example of how an organization put culture-fit screening into practice. PPR Talent Management […]

What Theo, Joe and the Cubs Teach Us About Building a Winning Corporate Culture

Posted by Don Robinson
On May 19, 2017
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change management, Mergers & Acquisitions

Watching the now World Champion Chicago Cubs make their run last fall was as exciting a time in sports as I can remember. I’ve attended some thrilling games at Wrigley over the years, but nothing compared to the experience of getting to attend Game 5 of the World Series on a crisp Sunday evening at the […]

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

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On April 18, 2017
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change management, Mergers & Acquisitions

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 […]

Four Keys to Success When Your Company is Organized by Function

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On September 1, 2016
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company organization, company organization by function, Metre22 Blog

Over the years, we have seen dozens of functional organization designs succeed and a few that have not worked as well as intended. By a functional design, we mean one which is primarily based on functions such as Marketing, Sales, Product Engineering, Finance, etc. We contrast this with a business unit design, which is primarily […]

Don’t Settle for Another Failed Offsite Strategy Meeting

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On September 25, 2015
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checklist, company, Leadership, meeting, Metre22 Blog, offsite, strategy, success

Imagine you’re attending an offsite strategy meeting. You’re prepared. You’re fired up. You’re eager to engage. But ten minutes into the meeting, you’re checking your email – and so are most of the people around you. Sound familiar? Of course it does. Many – probably most – strategic offsites are held with great intentions, but they […]

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