Why do joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions still have such high failure rates❓

Leadership 1 Minute

Is it because we spend hardly any time thinking about merging or integrating the cultures before doing the deal?

Or because culture doesn’t fit on the due diligence spreadsheet.

#Culture is often the glue that holds an organisation together or it is the immune system that repels what does not fit.

Culture is nothing more and nothing less than the values in action – the behaviours that people live by and demonstrate every day.

This week we release the tenth leadership chronicle and a story of failure regarding a joint venture shared by Guillaume Turlin from the 21st conversation of #globalleadershiphypothesis – what makes a great leader. 

Creating something new together, means that we need to define how we will ‘be’ together in future. Have you considered the following:

⚡Have we defined shared values?

⚡What are the vital behaviours for success?

⚡Do we have a budget for integrating cultures?

⚡Have all the parties had a voice in the cultural and behavioural design?

⚡What is the road map for getting the people in the different organisations to buy- in?

What are your experiences of culture & integration❓ 

#culturechange#cfos

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© Talita Ferreira, CEO and founder of Authentic Change Solutions

Published by Talita Ferreira

I understand the pressures facing finance professionals: Prioritisation, career progression, leadership & people dynamics. For a third of my career, I was operating at only half my potential. I was differentiating myself through my analytical mind. I had not yet learnt how to be a transformational and inspiring people leader. I realised from working with thousands of leaders for some big brands; Investec, KPMG and BMW, that greater impact can be found through a focus on people and leadership dynamics. I am an experienced C-Suite executive, non-executive director, entrepreneur, author and international speaker with more than 22 years of corporate experience. As the former CFO and CHRO of BMW UK Ltd. and BMW Financial Services Ltd., I understand the financial language of business, strategy, and risk and the pressures facing finance professionals. My vision is to help organisations and leaders to engage their people effectively. I have led and implemented award-winning cultural transformation programmes in multiple industries. I published my first book, “The Authenticity Dilemma Resolved®” in November 2016; which captures my experiences of working with thousands of leaders to increase their confidence and help them bring more of their real selves to all interactions to become inspiring, transformational leaders. I am passionate about helping to develop the generation of finance leaders; who have the mindset to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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