Tim has over 20 years of management experience in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He’s been quoted in publications such as Fast Company, Forbes, Fox Business News, and the HuffPost as well as profiled in the book, Magnificent Leadership.
In previous blogs, we discussed the case for HR involvement in M&A activity and what to do when you get the green light. This article will focus on two aspects of due diligence commonly not done well or at all: organizational and operational due diligence. Most...
The article HR’s Role in M&A built a case for HR’s inclusion in both due diligence and integration. But what do you do when you get the green light? While an optimally performing HR function can help ensure the buying organization performs a complete due diligence...
HR is often overlooked or underutilized during M&A projects. This article identifies reasons for the oversight, associated risks, and ways to change the paradigm. To realize the benefits forecasted during strategic planning, organizations have to do more than...
Written by seasoned practitioners who have applied the tools in over 200 client companies, Strategic Planning Unleashed provides a practical, comprehensive playbook for each phase of the process; Environmental Assessment, Internal Capabilities Assessment, Strategy...
To be successful, a functional strategic plan needs to offer more than a list of pro- jects to be completed within a specific period of time. Yet, like most staff func- tions, human resources (HR) often does a poor job of aligning its efforts with the enterprise's...
To improve productivity, accelerate professional development, and reduce turnover of key talent, many organizations have established in-house coaching programs to supplement their other training offerings. Though well intentioned, many of these initiatives fail to...
When organizational leaders can no longer achieve their goals through internal growth engines, they often embark on a merger or acquisition. Many of those transactions, however, falter when leaders fail to achieve the synergies they had expected, typically because of...
Companies that opt to grow by merging with or acquiring another organization must systematically address the due diligence phase of the process. In particular, their leaders must focus on the key issues affecting the target organization's operations and organizational...
Despite the efforts of well-intentioned HR professionals, talent management remains a silo-driven, disjointed endeavor that rarely meets the human capital needs of today's organizations. This failing, which calls into question the strategic value of HR, stems from...