The importance of culture in making or breaking a merger/acquisition has long been an interest of mine. After spending 25 years at the top … Read more
The Key to a Successful Merger? You Gotta Get Better, Not Just Bigger
“By the power invested in me, I hearby pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride.” At my 5 am workout last week, I noticed on … Read more
A Key to the American-US Air Deal: Merging both Workplace Cultures
The long anticipated merger of two major U.S. airlines is now official. American Airlines and US Airways will merge their operations, their customer bases, … Read more
“I didn’t ask to be acquired!” How to Help Employees Cope With Change
Where do HR managers make mistakes with acquired employees? They treat them like new hires! It’s easy to forget that an acquired employee did not choose to … Read more
Locking in and Leveraging Talent Acquired Through Acquisitions
Acquisitions afford a rare opportunity to capture unique talent that may not otherwise walk through your door. The start-ups of today attract the potential … Read more
Ensuring Your Company Survives the Transition to a New Senior Leader
We’ve all read the stories of the new CEO stepping into a strong company culture. The good CEOs express various concerns around wanting to preserve what is … Read more
Cornerstone Gets Into Small/Mid Market With $14 Million Sonar6 Deal
New Zealand talent management vendor Sonar6 has been acquired by Cornerstone On Demand in a deal valued at $14 million. Cornerstone’s stock closed up … Read more
Just Acquired SuccessFactors Acquires Recruitment Marketer Jobs2Web
Just three days after the news that SAP is acquiring SuccessFactors comes the announcement that SuccessFactors is now buying recruitment marketer Jobs2Web … Read more
Top 5 HR Mistakes in Mergers & Acquisitions, and How to Avoid Them
Mergers & acquisitions are ways for companies to grow, acquire talent, and technologies or obtain synergies. Whatever the reason your organization … Read more