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Why You Must Enroll All The Stakeholders In A Merger or Acquisition

Almost any decision has direct and indirect deciders. Direct deciders officially make the decision. They are often influenced by others. And there are still others that have to implement the decision. If you want decisions to come to fruition, you must enroll all. In...

Reading Between The Lines Of A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Timeline

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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

Business Management, Executive Onboarding, Leadership Skills, Merger & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Leader's Playbook, Onboarding, Shifting Sands, Strategy

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

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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

Business Management, Executive Onboarding, Leadership Skills, Merger & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Leader's Playbook, Onboarding, Shifting Sands, Strategy

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...

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

Executive Onboarding, Leadership, Leadership Skills, Merger & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Shifting Sands, Strategy

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 future expectations. Three tools enable that: 1....