Mergers & Acquisitions

Tanya - Thank you for your input. I really like the concept of framing the discussion as "retiring" vs "ignoring" their input on high-value workflows the acquired employees fear they'll lose. I've put that concept in my standard acquisition playbook. ...

Hi Jennifer, your situation highlights the classic tension between operational necessity and the "people side" of M&A integration. While the speed of system migration is non-negotiable for global scalability, acknowledging that their legacy processes ...

Such an important point by @Frank Gorman and appreciate the empathy that comes with this thinking. Too often, there is a focus on cost savings, operational shifts, and not always on the people impacted and that may be leaving the company. There is not ...

Happy Global CM Day ! May the force field be with us. Adding to @Frank Gorman 's point, awareness early on also supports the integration. With your experience across multiple acquisitions, sharing 'lessons learned' stories upfront can ease the transition-like ...

This is the most troubling part of what we do. How do we help the individuals who are not making a parallel move, not being promoted, or, worst of all, being left behind adrift? If you use outside counselling, you should monitor the employee reactions ...

Thank you for sharing your thoughts @Evan Piekara and @Matt Cinelli . You've given me some things to consider. ------------------------------ Jennifer Lipschultz ------------------------------