


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...
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 future expectations. Three tools enable that: 1....
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 by leveraging the full playbook and its seven...