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[LeadersWorkshop] Fw: ~~~..Mergers.//..Business Culture...~~~~..Newyork Times article..

 



WINNING WAYS IN MANAGEMENT

                             

By Jack and Suzy Welch

 

Merging cultures in business deals

 

Q:        Why do so many companies not address cross cultural differences in a merger until it's too late?

 

                                                                    -----Karen Fenner, Camden, New Jersey

 

A:        Because you can't number-crunch culture.  And financial analysis is almost always where merger

evaluations begin, along with some level of strategic analysis.

            If those assessments seem positive, then a cultural comparison of merging companies might take place. 

Might… because by the time a merger starts to appear attractive, deal heat has already started to creep in. 

and with it, the ability to back away – even for the best, most rational reasons – starts to creep out.

            Now, you would think with all the merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity in recent years that companies

would have figured out how to not succumb to deal heat.  Some have; many have not blame human nature. 

 Blame investment bankers.  Blame the fierce competition of the global market place. 

Whatever too often deal heat is inexorable, especially if there are other contenders in the ring.

            One result is the "sin" you describe: a disregard for the cross-cultural differences between merging companies. 

 But in the mad dash to the finish line, lots of other M&A mistakes get made.  Perhaps the most painful to observe,

 not to mention live through, is the Reverse Hostage syndrome (RHS), which happens when an acquirer wants a deal

so badly he makes concessions that are regrettable at best and destructive at worst.

            Indeed, in many RHS situations, the buyer gives up so much in order to seal a deal that ultimately the acquired

company can't really be considered acquired at all.  It's still calling all its own shots – from its strategy, to its staffing

decisions, to its operational practices, to its core values.

            As for relations with the new owner, RHS businesses tend to act like they belong to a separate country. 

And a hostile one at that.  They rebuff any suggestions for change.

            A classic case of the Reverse Hostage Syndrome, in fact, is playing out fight now at the head quarters of

Boston Scientific Corp.

            In 2004, the company paid $742 million plus some earn-out opportunities to acquire advanced bionics. 

A California company that makes implantable electronic devices to restore hearing and pump pain medications

 through the blood system.

            Alfred Mann, the owner of Advanced Bionics, insisted on staying on as the leader of his company.  

An overheated Boston Scientific said "Yes." Maybe its senior executives thought Mann would retire or jet

Boston Scientific have a say in the business's management, or lead the business to profitability.

            None of those things happened.  And so last July, Boston Scientific asked Mann to resign. 

So, if you can't buy a company on your terms, fight the burning desire to forge ahead, or at least build in

some kind of protection.

            Offer a flat retention deal instead – a certain sum for staying a certain period of time – and retain the

 option to pay off the owner to exit at your will.  Such an arrangement gives you the free hand you need to make

 the strategic and personnel changes required to bring your acquisition to the next level.

            RHS, which can paralyse companies and undermine the potential of even the most promising M&A deal,

comes with an added insult.

            You are being robbed with your own gun.

 

New York Times News Service

 

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[LeadersWorkshop] Urgently Required: Training and Development Executive

 



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[LeadersWorkshop] Don't Let Your Past Determine Your Future

[LeadersWorkshop] Don't Let Your Past Determine Your Future

 


In Alan Loy McGinnis book confidence, he talks about a famous study entitled, "Cradles of Eminence" written by Victor and Mildred Goertzel, in which the family background of 300 highly successful people were studied.

Many of the people in the study were well-known personalities including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Winston Churchill, Albert Schweitzer, and Gandhi. And Einstein—all of whom were brilliant in their field of expertise.   The results of this study are both surprising and very encouraging for those of us who came from a less than desirable family background and home life. For example:

"Three-quarters of the children were troubled by poverty, a broken home, or by rejecting, over-possessive or dominating parents.

"Seventy-four of the 85 writers of fiction or drama and 10 of the 20 poets came from homes where they saw tense psychological drama played out by their parents.

"Physical handicaps, such as blindness, deafness, or crippled limbs characterized over one-quarter of the sample."

These people may have had more weaknesses and handicaps than many who had a healthy upbringing, but lacked confidence. What made the difference? Perhaps, realizing they had weaknesses, they compensated for these by excelling in other areas.

One man said, "What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered, I probably would have gone to Cambridge as my brothers did, perhaps have become a tutor, and every now and then published a dreary book about French literature." This man who stammered until his death was W. Somerset Maughan, "a world-renowned author of more than 20 books, 30 plays, and scores of essays and short stories."

It's not what we have or don't have that matters in life, but what we do with what we have. You should acknowledge past hurts and grow through them. In so doing, you don't allow our past to determine our future.

Someone has wisely said, "It may be true that I have been a victim in the past, but if I remain one, I am now a willing volunteer." No matter what our background was, when we trust our lives daily to him, and work through our past hurts to resolution, we can and do have hope for the future. It's up to us what we do about the present. Once we have resolved our past hurts, we can say, as did someone, "One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call.

So dont let your past determine your present, and future.

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[LeadersWorkshop] Believe In Yourself!

[LeadersWorkshop] Believe In Yourself!

 


There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren't the way you had hoped they would be.


That's when you have to tell yourself that things will get better. There are times when people disappoint you and let you down.


But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions, to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.

There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, and it is up to you to accept them.


Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you. It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are.


So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to believe in yourself and all you want your life to be.


Because the challenges and changes will only help you to find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.


Keep Believing in Yourself.


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[LeadersWorkshop] Weakness or Strength?

[LeadersWorkshop] Weakness or Strength?

 

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.


The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.


"Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?"


"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.


Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.


This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.


"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue."


Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.


On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.


"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"


"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grap your left arm."


The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

Source: Linda's Inspiration Pointe

 


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