People Issues Can Be the Key to Success or Failure
By Stephen Young and Steve Allan, Willis Towers Watson
By Stephen Young and Steve Allan, Willis Towers Watson
Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise, and people issues can be the key to success or failure, bringing an opportunity for HR to show it has the skills to contribute effectively.
People lie at the heart of any successful merger or acquisition. M&A deal volumes are running at their highest levels since the financial crisis, which is testing the performance and agility of human resources managers. Issues such as how to align the cultures of the organisations, how to communicate and how to create sustainable staff engagement hold the key to implementing a deal successfully – yet too often these are overlooked.
Deal volumes in 2015 are expected to exceed the record levels set last year. HR managers are therefore increasingly likely to find themselves involved in a deal where choosing the right leadership team and setting the right incentives to achieve new business goals are critical. What skills will that require and how should HR make its voice heard?
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