Posts Tagged ‘Mergers & Acquisitions’
What Theo, Joe and the Cubs Teach Us About Building a Winning Corporate Culture
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…
Read MoreIn a Merger, Employees Don’t Fear Change. They Hate the Uncertainty.
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…
Read MoreExecuting a Merger or Other Major Initiative? Get Results Through Execution-Focused Program Management (not Project Administration)
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…
Read MoreMerger & Acquisition Integration: 3 Conversations Required for Success
“I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one”– Mahatma Ghandi If you are in the middle of merger mania, you know it is a fast and furious game. At times it seems impossible to find the time to step back and just think. But setting aside…
Read MoreM&A Integration – How Much Pre-Close Planning is Appropriate?
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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