The Merger Playbook: Managing a Merger/Acquisition or Joint Venture
Post-merger or acquisition, a critical next step is to immediately promote one culture and to re-set a baseline for consistency in both compliance and management. Most mergers fail at the people integration phase so achieving long-term buy-in of a shared vision must be accomplished quickly and in the most dynamic way possible.
To achieve these linked imperatives, The Merger Playbook provides a critical platform so that managers can successfully address new employees’ concerns regarding perks, benefits and expectations. Your unified, single-company vision serves as the core and spine of the course, which will be fully customized at no additional cost.
In addition, from a defense-building standpoint, The Merger Playbook helps achieve the essential buy-in behind compliant, consistent management across units and divisions. All areas of potential risk/inconsistency that were identified in pre-merger audits/processes are now converted into practical and positive skill-building opportunities and exercises (from interviewing and performance management, to workplace conduct and safety, to documentation and recordkeeping). The Merger Playbook features a four-step approach:
We work with you to jointly identify company practices and/or employee questions that will require specific and consistent management skill building and response strategies.
We jointly develop a set of Management-Response and Employee Engagement Scripts and then fully customize The Merger Playbook course materials.
Seyfarth at Work delivers The Merger Playbook training course to appropriate company personnel.
Optional: We can assist in the development of follow-up communications, postings and/or intranet alerts that continue to generate buy-in and support across the organization. (We also offer the optional use of online communications management tools).
The Merger Playbook acts as both a lever against liability and a unique springboard for people integration and post-merger success.
Note: Seyfarth at Work offers a range of integration consulting services and is happy to provide information on how we can partner with you to make your integration a short and long-term success.
