GREATER Than the Sum of Our Parts
Optimizing M&A Integration through People, Practice & Process
The journey of merging, acquiring, and integrating is—for every executive, shareholder, stakeholder, constituent, Board member, party, and player involved—a formidable, multi-year, high-wire/wing-walking undertaking, to say the very least. Billions of dollars may be on the line, to say nothing of present and future viability, reputation, and thousands or tens of thousands employees' livelihoods. Moreover, experiencing and/or creating the hoped for value in such combinations is infrequently about successful technical integration and frequently about successful interpersonal and cultural integration.
Said another way, technical integration is a hygiene factor, but "people" integration is the multiplier.
While buyers commonly spend billions of dollars to acquire other companies in order to shore up, diversify, extend, or complement their business portfolio, and tens of millions of dollars to migrate HR systems and SAP enterprise tools for sizeable portions of a decade or more, if people from the [frequently two] cultures involved fail to harmonize or synergize, the equation looks something like 10 x 0.
GREATER Than the Sum of Our Parts guides leaders from every essential party involved in the integration through the "vital few necessities" proven to maximize the likelihood of successful cultural integration.
It really is a no-brainer in terms of risk management and success assurance: Who—in his or her right mind—would spend millions or billions to acquire a company only to forego investing in the human beings expected to come along, get along, work together, and eventually create value anew?
GREATER Than the Sum of Our Parts Volumes Include
Volume 1:
The M&A Integration Treasure Map
Volume 2:
The Big Picture & Why Bother—Fundamental Bases for Competition & Common Rationale for Mergers & Acquisitions
Volume 3:
Integration Defined
Volume 4:
Truisms & Facts
Volume 5:
Learning from Others
Volume 6:
Taxonomy
Volume 7:
Process
Volume 8:
Evidence of Success
Volume 9:
Elements to Be Integrated
Volume 10:
Functions to Be Integrated
Volume 11:
Critical Success Factors (CSFs)
Volume 12:
Common Problems
Volume 13:
Best Practices
Volume 14:
M&A Manager with Integration Team
Volume 15:
People Pitfalls: Feelings, Resistance, Emotions
Volume 16:
Culture Management
Volume 17:
Change Management
Volume 18:
Conflict Management
Volume 19:
Leadership
Volume 20:
Summary, Map Revisited, Bibliography
Components
Slides
Workshop
Audience(s)
Executives, Integration Team Leader, Integration (Steering) Team, and approximately 15-25 key players involved in a present or anticipated acquisition or merger of equals.
Duration(s)
3 days.
Investment/Range
$4,250/pp. (Multi-participant and multi-volume bundles available. Contact a Program Advisor for details.)
Format(s)
Live Online
In Person
Blended Learning
Leath Learning Pillar(s) this Solution Supports
Leadership
Culture
Strategy
Change
Communication
Faculty
Blake Leath
Anne Lucchetti
Ashley Acker
Clay Morgan
Colleen Murphy
Brian Cesare
Dalton Jantzen
Gary Moreau
Greg Holden
Knute Sorenson
Peter DeMarco
William David Rigdon
TBD
Available upon request.
Contact a Program Advisor
to request a date or more information
by emailing learning@leathgroup.com.
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We look forward to hosting you and supporting your ongoing leadership development.
Thank you for your trust in us.