THE CHALLENGE

Bringing Leaders Together Isn’t Enough

New leadership teams often struggle to

  • Align on strategy, roles, and ways of working.
  • Make fast, confident decisions.
  • Navigate culture clashes or competing agendas.

Without clarity and trust, credibility suffers, performance slows, and enterprise value is at risk.

OUR APPROACH

The PrimeGenesis 100-Day Advantage

Get Aligned. Build Trust. Deliver Results.

PrimeGenesis’ Team Onboarding framework compresses months of uncertainty into weeks of clarity:

Shared Clarity

Rapidly define and agree on priorities.

Role Alignment

Establish responsibilities and interdependencies.

Trust Building

Create norms that strengthen collaboration and culture.

Early Wins

Deliver quick results to build momentum and credibility.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

From uncertainty to united leadership
in the first 100 days, new teams achieve better results, faster.

  • A unified vision and aligned strategy.
  • Faster, stronger decision-making.
  • Improved credibility with boards, employees, and investors.
  • Sustained performance and reduced turnover risk.

Why PrimeGenesis

Leaders of Change

PrimeGenesis has helped leadership teams across Fortune 500 companies, private equity portfolios, and high-growth organizations get done in 100 days what normally takes 6–12 months.

For CEOs & Leaders

Step into your role with confidence, establish credibility fast, and deliver impact from day one.

For Private Equity Firms

Protect investments by reducing new-leader failure rates and accelerating value creation.

For HR Leaders

Ensure a smooth transition, support your executives, and strengthen retention during critical first months.

SUCCESS STORIES

Proven Success in Critical Transitions

Hear how leaders, investors, and HR teams have accelerated alignment and built lasting results with PrimeGenesis.

“I shared your tools with a team member, he was very grateful and excited. You all are doing amazing work over there AND making me look like a rock star”

Melanie George

Executive Integration Lead, IBM

“The PrimeGenesis process and facilitation helped us become a team by tackling the toughest issues together, turning our words into action.  PrimeGenesis was more than additive. You were absolutely critical to creating a path and process to develop a common focus, roadmap and discipline for staying on track.”

George Russell

CEO, PureRED | Ferrara

COMPANIES WE'VE WORKED WITH

Alm
Affinion Group
American Red Cross
Amex2
Ann Taylor
Armstrong
Atrenne
Audubon
Axioma
Bli
Babson College
Bauch Lomb
CASE STUDY

Private Equity CEO Accelerates Merger of Five Businesses

Challenge

A middle market private equity firm owned five separate operating companies in the medical technology industry. The vision was to combine the businesses to expand revenue by matching up to 100% of the industry’s key procurement targets and reduce costs through operating synergies in Product Development, Operations and Sales. Market trends were driving demand for integrated solutions, providing an outstanding opportunity for any business able to deliver a wide range of solutions at scale.

However, each of the individual portfolio companies operated within its own niche, with its unique strengths, weaknesses and cultures.

The new CEO was tasked with the challenge of creating a unified strategy, leadership team and set of operational processes to capture the market opportunity.

Actions
  • Conducted assimilation workshops for new CEO in multiple locations to kick start relationships, align messaging, and answer the question – “what does this change mean for me”
  • Performed preliminary role sort to provide immediate clarity to the organization
  • Facilitated workshops to align the team around goals, strategies, and action plans
  • Regular behind-the-scenes coaching to help accelerate decisions and enhance communication
Results
  • Increased sense of ownership by connecting the team’s co-created “bottoms up” plan to the PE firm’s “top down” vision
  • Quickly re-formed the leadership team, adding new and re-sorting existing members
  • Designed assignment for exiting leader to ensure smooth and positive transition
  • Attracted industry Sales leader to join and drive agreed cross-selling program
  • Executed early wins to accelerate unity, shared accountability and results
  • Delivered operational costs savings in staffing, location and procurement
  • Combined business grew at a rate above market averages and delivered a successful exit in the planned time frame.

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Get The Merger & Aquisition Leader’s Playbook

A Practical Guide to Integrating Organizations, Executing Strategy, and Driving New Growth after M&A or Private Equity Deals

For a deeper dive into accelerating team success after mergers and acquisitions, explore The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook. This practical guide from PrimeGenesis equips leaders, investors, and HR professionals with proven strategies to integrate organizations, execute strategy, and drive new growth after M&A or private equity deals.