Integrate Mergers & Acquisitions Faster
The announcements are made. The paperwork is filed. The deal is closed. Now it's time for integration. What happens next is the difference between a success and a nightmare.
Suddenly people not only have to get their day jobs done, but teach others what they need to know. And learn how things are done in the other business. The task is gargantuan. Managers, supervisors and employees rarely have the skills and tools they need to accomplish this quickly and effectively.
Successful mergers get everyone on the same page and working together right away. The rest, well, you know how it goes. Distance creates resistance. New, more efficient methods and procedures don’t get adopted. Costly mistakes are made because people don’t understand how things are done. Brain drain bleeds value out of the deal as key people leave.
At the Maverick Institute, we can help because we understand that people share what they know with people they know.
New approaches to transferring and sharing knowledge during this critical, early integration period can make a huge difference. Social networks, viral teaching, mentoring and other methods not only get people the information they need to function, but, more importantly, create a sense of community and involvement that they don’t get from your memos, videotaped messages and information packets.
Whether you're ready to ride or not sure if these new approaches will work for you, we'd like to hear what's on your mind. Email us or call Todd Hudson at 303.819.6662.
