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Mergers and Acquisitions: To Create Value We Need to Focus on People Aspects
Let me make a bold statement: When it comes to mergers & acquisitions we spend approximately 75% of our energy in the pre-deal phase on financial, legal, and technical aspects to come to a deal, but when it comes to…
Read MoreCreating Team Alignment: Team Development Initiatives Should Fit Today’s Business Reality
One of the things our work with multinational companies has taught us is the growing importance of cross-team collaboration. For 21st century businesses it has become a vital prerequisite for building success. And this has an impact on the team…
Read MoreCross-Cultural Leadership: How Misinterpretations of Dishonesty Can Destroy Team Alignment
When leading change, for instance in post merger integrations, leadership teams are very often confronted with cross-cultural differences. These can be corporate or national culture differences. Not dealing with these cultural differences effectively can have a serious impact on leadership…
Read MorePost Merger Integration: Cultural Alignment is a Prerequisite for Value Creation
Post Merger Integration research over the past decades has shown that a great deal of mergers and acquisitions did not yield the desired value. Many surveys mention insufficient attention to the people and cultural aspects of the integration as one of the main causes of failure. Overlooking or underestimating the effect of cultural differences can seriously hinder the integration process and can destroy value. Read more …
Read MoreLeading Change in the 21st Century: The Power of Letting Go
The story goes that the hunters put an apple in a glass jar with a narrow opening and leave the jar deep into the jungle under a tree. In the evening the monkeys come out of the trees triggered by…
Read MoreLeading Cross-Cultural Teams: How to Create Openness? (Part 1)
When you observe successful teams in action you witness that an atmosphere of openness is always one of the success factors that drive the team’s behavior and performance. But as we all have probably experienced a few times in our lives,…
Read MoreCross-Cultural Leadership: How to Build Mutual Trust?
Many companies operate in globalized markets, and leaders have to deal with cross-cultural differences. How do successful leaders create effective collaboration across organizations between members from different cultures? Read More …
Read MorePost Merger Integration: Who is your Enemy?
My sons play baseball. They love the game and are both playing in the same team. It is a team of young kids between 11 and 14 years old and living in Brussels gives an extra flavor to their team;…
Read MoreLeading Cross-Cultural Teams: Do you Understand the Cultural Differences within your Team?
Creating people alignment is crucial to your business success. It always has been and always will be. But what does this mean in our current business environment where the globalization has spread like a fire? What is the impact on…
Read MoreIs your Team really Aligned?
The story you are about to read is a real life story. A few years ago I participated in a management team meeting of John (not his real name) and his team. John’s company, a Fortune 100 business, had recently…
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