Archive for Merger integration

Building Trust during Merger Integrations

According to a November 2008 McKinsey study, 22% of over 1400 executives from a cross-section of industries, geographies, and functional areas anticipate that they will be seeking merger and acquisition opportunities. That is, those companies that are still in fairly good financial shape will take advantage of opportunities to purchase complimentary companies at a [...]

Avoiding Tangles during Merger Integration

photo credit: Quinn Dombrowski
I have consulted to a number of companies struggling with merger integrations. Merger integration processes are ripe with opportunities for tangles. I have coined the term organization tanglesSM to cover a broad spectrum of human dynamics challenges that block productivity and results.  Based on my years of experience as a consultant [...]


Marcia Ruben, Ph.D., CMC

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