Dealing with Mergers and Other Combinations

Today organizations are adapting to a variety of new combinations, mergers and acquisitions, alliances, joint ventures and other partnerships, and even internal reorganizations are commonplace. These changes can potentially disrupt the organization at all levels, fracturing corporate culture and hampering productivity. Managers face the complex task of restructuring teams and processes to adapt. The following topics introduce managers to various ways of understanding and dealing with these new combinations. Topics in this theme are ideal for new and experienced managers alike.

This group is designed to help managers:

• Learn skills to promote and strengthen collaboration across new and old relationships.
• Recognize the political games that may motivate and arise from mergers and new combinations.
• Identify leadership strengths and how to better balance their style.
• Gain a better understanding of their organization at all levels to strengthen themselves, their units, and the organization in the face of change.

Click on the links below for details on each management topic in this group:

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Basic Management
Communicating More Effectively
Developing the Organization
Driving Change
Engaging People
Establishing Strategy
Fortifying Culture
Leadership
Practical Tools and Skills
Strengthening Teams
Venturing and Innovating