


Reading Between The Lines Of A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Timeline
Done right, a merger & acquisition leader’s timeline aligns everyone around what’s getting done by whom when at the leadership level. Mergers and acquisitions never travel in a straight line. Different leaders will need to pull from different playbooks in...
CEO Leaving? Manage These Communication Essentials
CEOs leave for all sorts of reasons. Laxman Narasimhan is leaving Reckitt to become CEO of Starbucks. John Mackey is leaving Whole Foods to start a plant-based foods venture. Alan Jope is leaving Unilever “after a bungled attempt to buy GSK’s consumer...
Honor Technology’s Seth Sternberg On The Need To Integrate For Success In M&A
When Seth Sternberg’s Honor Technology bought Home Instead, their initial thinking was to keep the two businesses separate. They quickly realized they needed to integrate the two entities to optimize learning, systems and impact. It was a critical realization as...
How To Avoid The Three Main Derailers Of Merger And Acquisitions’ Success
Some hear merger and acquisition. Some hear Scylla and Charybdis. In either case, most get lured to their death or destruction. While the lure of Sirens was a myth, we do know that 83% of mergers and acquisitions fail to increase value. And we know why. They fail...