Too many M&As fail due to poor integration. And this is not something new. Back in 2011, Harvard Business Review published some staggering data that showed 70% of mergers failed to deliver value. Almost 10 years later, another survey from PwC shows that the failure rate is still the same. Let’s put these numbers into …
49,600 M&A deals failed last year. Here’s the logic: According to Pwc, we hit a new record of M&A deals globally in 2021: 62,000. But according to many experts, the average failure rate is 80%. If this is true, it’s too easy to fail. But it’s never about strategy, commercial, or finance alone. It’s also …
049: Three Drivers to Make M&A Integration Successful with Branka Dessens VIEW POST
Do you know the most important question to ask in any meeting or business interaction? It’s “What needs to be different when we are done?” In other words, what tangible, concrete outcome do you want to walk away with, that you didn’t have to come in? On my World Class Leaders Show podcast, I recently …
The power of clarity to unleash workplace productivity VIEW POST
Increasing clarity in communication is one of the most-needed improvements that a leader can make. When a CEO or senior executive makes a vague request, and his team does not ask clarifying questions, it can lead to misaligned expectations and unfortunate consequences. On my World Class Leaders Show podcast, I recently hosted Ann Latham, founder …
Hi, I’m Andrea Petrone, a human performance advisor and executive coach to CEOs, Senior Executives and their teams, facilitator and speaker. I help them to build a winning mindset, drive growth and accelerate performance.
