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Three Key Tools To Help Direct And Support Leaders Of Mergers And Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions are crucibles of leadership as 83% of them fail to deliver the desired results. Those successfully directing and supporting M&A leaders clarify the objectives, plans, progress and…

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Why The Critical Choice In Corporate Triage Is What To Stop Doing

  Stop trying to fix the unfixable whether they are projects, programs, businesses, or people. In general, triage involves sorting victims into those that don’t need help now, do need…

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Why New Leaders Must Not Let Their Predecessors Distract Them

Pay attention. It’s an essential choice for an executive onboarding into a new role – what you and others pay attention to. Focusing on your predecessor’s mistakes is a distraction…

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The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #7 – Change Management

Per our earlier article on A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success, avoid the traps of 1) poor strategic focus, 2) poor cultural integration and/or 3) poor delivery of synergies…

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Get A Head Start On Onboarding So The Bus Doesn’t Run You Over

You see them lying in the street in the way of the oncoming bus.   “Want some help?” “Yes please, but not until the bus gets here.” You know that…

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The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #6 – Organization

Letting others win arguments is empowering because it positively reinforces what you’ve asked them to do. It all goes back to the ABC’s of behavior modification – Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence.…

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Why Letting Others Win Arguments Is So Empowering

Letting others win arguments is empowering because it positively reinforces what you’ve asked them to do. It all goes back to the ABC’s of behavior modification – Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence.…

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The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #5 – Governance

Per our earlier article on A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success, avoid the traps of 1) poor strategic focus, 2) poor cultural integration and/or 3) poor delivery of synergies…

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How To Improve Job Offer Acceptance Rates With A Strategic Selling Approach

You know your organization is awesome. Potential new employees may need to be convinced. So, treat job offers as parts of strategic sales. The way you handle offers and support…

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