When a merger or acquisition underperforms, culture is almost always named as a contributing factor. Leadership teams describe it as a "culture clash" - two organizations with fundamentally different ways of working, deciding, and operating that collided post-close and created…
Ask any CEO what keeps them up at night during an integration, and the answers are predictable. Synergy targets. System migrations. Customer retention. Cultural differences. Maintaining performance. These are real risks that deserve attention. But they're not the risk that most commonly determines whether the deal succeeds or…
Introduction Most economists, futurists, prognosticators, and armchair quarterbacks agree on one thing when looking at the pandemic's sustained impact: we’re about to see some deals. Although aggregate deal size is lower than usual, most agree that merger and acquisition (M&A)…
Firefighting. Tactical. In the weeds. These are the words that many senior leaders use when reflecting on how they’re leading in the pandemic. The seismic shifts occurring in our society and economy have permeated into our Board rooms and personal…