How Culture Operates – First 3 Months of a Merger

December 12, 2016

Two organisations come together. Each group gets to see what the other looks like. Specifically what you see are the behaviours, symbols and systems of the other organisation. They may look like…

How to Manage Emotions in Mergers

November 17, 2016

M&A Culture, M&A Leadership

Mergers are a unique situation culturally. During a merger or acquisition you have to manage culture in a different way. Mergers accentuate cultural issues, which might have simmered along unnoticed…

Put Culture on M&A Agenda from the Start

November 13, 2016

M&A Culture, M&A Leadership, M&A Strategy

Senior executives and deal team members are best placed, but often under-prepared, to drive effective cultural outcomes. Environmental cues for expected behaviour Culture – “patterns of behavior encouraged or tolerated…

Cultural Diligence in Mergers: Make it a Priority

November 1, 2016

M&A Culture, M&A People Diligence

Make cultural diligence a priority to ensure that culture enables, rather than detracts from, merger success. These fundamentals, reinforced in content from earlier posts, are crucial in the strategy and early…

Merger Integration: Choosing the Most Effective Culture Strategy

October 19, 2016

M&A Culture, M&A Execution, M&A Strategy

In the heat of a deal, too many organisations leave culture to chance because they mistakenly think that they can’t (or shouldn’t) make decisions about it until a deal has…

Culture Strategy in M&A: Where Context is Everything

September 19, 2016

M&A Culture, M&A Strategy

It may seem the obvious thing to do, but many organisations undertaking M&A do not effectively articulate and communicate the business case that underpins their decision to merge or acquire.…

Culture Strategy Trumps Culture Fit

August 29, 2016

M&A Culture, M&A People Diligence, M&A Strategy

The most effective work on culture begins well before a deal is in full swing. With thoughtful preparation, a clear strategy and commitment to cultural alignment, organisations can improve their…

M&A: How to Avoid Culture Clash

August 22, 2016

M&A Culture, M&A Execution, M&A People Diligence

Every merger or acquisition is undertaken to enhance business value, yet many fail to achieve expected outcomes because of a failure to effectively manage cultural risks and harness cultural opportunities.…

How Culture Operates – First 3 Months of a Merger