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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Culture is acutely critical during notable changes, such as M&As, which offer an opportunity for a renewed start on culture. When two organizations combine through mergers and acquisitions for economic reasons, it is doubtful that the two cultures will remain precisely the same.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

Theodore Roosevelt Reason #1: Pressure Accelerates Change One reason to embrace pressure is that pressure accelerates change, and leadership is about change. In the book Leading Change, renowned change management thought leader John Kotter identified that overcoming complacency to change requires a sense of urgency.

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How Companies Say They’re Using Big Data

Harvard Business

I’ve been surveying executives of Fortune 1000 companies about their data investments since 2012, and for the first time a near majority – 48.4% — report that their firms are achieving measurable results from their big data investments , with 80.7% Cultural transformations seldom occur overnight. Related Video.

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How to be a Seriously Effective Leader in a Crisis

Organizational Talent Consulting

Organizational culture. It is best to understand the audience and company culture before trying to be understood. Academy of management perspectives , 20 (2), 58-69. Numerous studies link positive humor with many individual, team, and organizational benefits, including: Job satisfaction. Engagement. Resiliency. Communication.

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After a Merger, Don’t Let “Us vs. Them” Thinking Ruin the Company

Harvard Business

Since 2012, M&A activity has increased dramatically in both number of deals and size of transaction, with the yearly value of global M&A deals tracking above $4.5 Cultural differences can emerge, particularly if the companies have been at different ends of the spectrum in the marketplace. John Gichigi/Getty Images.

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Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work

Consulting and Organizational Management

Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work By Carter McNamara on December 2, 2012. The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Librarys Blogs.

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Handoffs for the Long Term

Harvard Business

Roughly 80% of serious medical errors (now the third leading cause of death in the United States behind heart disease and cancer) can be traced to poor communication between care providers during patient handoffs, according to a 2012 Joint Commission report. This makes patient handoffs the most frequent and riskiest procedure in the hospital.