Archive for July 2013

The Absent Acquisitions Playbook

I was talking with the business development group at a Fortune 100 last week. They were looking internationally to acquire new businesses as they work on growing their existing portfolio. The company has grown massively over the last twenty years, primarily through acquisition. They are good at it, but over the course of time, they […]

Don’t Be A Lemming

We have a tendency to get swept up in awe of the next big thing. We jump onto the bandwagon and we become zealots. We get caught up in groupthink. And frankly, it’s an interesting phenomenon to watch. It happens all the time. You can observe it on any given day on a city sidewalk. […]

Culture Change From Day One

All the due diligence has been done. You have dotted the I’s, crossed the T’s and on paper, everything looks good. Finally, after all the work … two companies are ready to become one. You have both spent countless hours negotiating the terms, you have come to head at times, but everything worked out in […]