The Art of M&A® for HR Leaders / In-Person / Boston, MA / Apr 2023

Course includes Networking Receptions, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Course Summary:

How many organizations understand the strategic impact of getting M&A HR right? Since delay, ambiguity, and poor execution cause value erosion, ​often beginning at announcement, it’s crucial that HR leaders are familiar with core M&A concepts and the impact of HR on the M&A lifecycle.

The expert facilitators, real-world HR practitioners, who teach this in-person course will help you maximize employee experience, and most importantly – you’ll learn how/where business results are created (or lost) and how/where HR contributes value.

Who Should Attend:

• HR Specialists
• Mid-Management to Senior C-Suite Executives
• FTE or PTE HR M&A Team Leaders and SMEs
• Project Managers
• Heads of Due Diligence and Integration
• Other Cross-Functional Specialists

Module Topics Will Include:

• Organizing HR for M&A: It is a Team Sport
• Due Diligence: Becoming a Detective
• Integration: Putting the Puzzle Together
• Total Rewards: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
• Organization Design: How the New World Will Look
• Change Management: Minimizing and Shortening the Dip
• Culture: How Work Really Gets Done
• Leadership: The Captain and the Officers of the Ship
• Talent: The Next Critical Layers
• Separation: Splitting... Nicely

Interactive Peer-to-Peer Working Sessions Will Include:

• White Board Exercises
• Case Studies and Small Group Breakouts
• Open Forum Learning Sessions
• Small Group Findings and Recommendations
• Compare/Contrast Approaches
• And Much More

Brochure & Detailed Agenda:     Download

Course Format:

This instructor-led, in-person course provides an overview of essential steps, decision inputs, lessons learned and insights to apply. The training is conducted over the course of three days and includes multiple small-group breakout sessions, team exercises and real-world case studies. The beautiful destination setting enables group synergy, cohort connection and the valuable face-to-face interaction that’s possible only within the structure of an in-person event. Networking receptions held at sunset each evening help build relationships and facilitate business associations. Participants will be guided through the event by world-class, senior M&A practitioners—with collective experience of hundreds of deals across nearly every industry vertical.