Community Management Enables Successful Acquisition Integration

Quote of the Month     “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” Dr. Deepak Chopra   In the November Newsletter:   Volatility continues to rule the markets. ...

M&A’s Continue Unabated During Economic Roller Coaster

Quote of the Month “HP has suffered through a string of 3 really lousy CEOs.  Apotheker is just the latest. All had comparable failings. They were wedded to their personal histories (what worked for them before) and old-fashioned, out-of-date business ideas....

Communications Strategies for Integrations

Quote of the Month Comment on Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype: “Certainly Microsoft will be buying a fast-growing, well-positioned global asset with an unbeatable brand. But that’s what eBay thought when it bought Skype in 2005 for $2.6...

Culture Issues Involved in Acquisitions and Integrations

Quote of the Month: “Ideas won’t keep; something must be done about them.” Alfred North Whitehead The theme of this Newsletter is culture issues involved in acquisitions and integrations. Culture issues are not readily obvious to us since often we...