Turning Mergers & Acquisitions
Chaos into Unity and Mutual Accountability

“If we are to make progress in managing learning in organizations, we desperately need contributions from fields which already have a Wholistic understanding of people and human systems. We need to understand much more the interconnectedness of emotional, physical, and intellectual effort; we need help in seeing management holistically. Nobody can manage successfully if they use only part of themselves...managing is a whole person activity., demanding emotional and spiritual maturity as least as much as cerebral competence... relationships are at the heart of managing and, at the heart of relationship is the key proposition of self-awareness.”

David Casey, as quoted in Integrative Leadership
Richard John & Lillas Marie Hatala

Most mergers and acquisitions fail to achieve anticipated results because the integration work with the merging executive teams is usually limited to individuals at the top rather than an in-depth look at how well all members work together. The illusion of cooperation is seductive and too often leads to pretending to get along, separation followed by expensive attempts to use patchwork restructuring as a solution.

In fact, for years the inability to properly integrate the cultures has been identified as the primary cause of M&A failures. To help merging companies overcome this debilitating obstacle and achieve their performance goals, Continuous Renewal offers workshops training and coaching in the areas of:

• Integrating the involved organizational structures
  
  
• Cultural assessment and integration
  
  
• Teambuilding
  
  
• Communication skill building
  
  
• Goal setting and strategic planning facilitation
  
  
• Performance improvement
  
  
• Leadership development
  
  
• Sustainable conflict resolution skills

Each training program is custom designed to meet the specific needs of your organization. Presentations and retreats are also available upon request.

Our financial plan for the merger was on target, but the lack of commitment to working as one team jeopardized our long-term success. John, your work built a new team and allowed each of us to build our own team at home as well. The results included an increase in production by 26% over last year, a record pre-tax profit and, most important, problems being resolved when they arose rather than allowing procrastination and assumption to rule.”

Jerry B. Bearden
Senior Vice President & COO
Fred S. James & Co. of California

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