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...

Tim Toterhi, CHRO
(Toe-Ter-Rye)
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.
The Secrets of Operational and Organizational Due Diligence
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...
The Talent Funnel: How to Surface Key Human Resources
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...
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Is Your Talent Strategy Ring Ready?
Is your talent strategy of championship caliber or just a jab away from tasting canvas? Adopting these 10 tips will keep you off the ropes and in contention for a talent title. Business leaders are fond of comparing talent acquisition and retention to physical...
More Than a Generation: How to Connect in the Classroom
Factors to consider when attempting to make a meaningful connection with a diverse, ever-changing, technology-obsessed workforce. For the first time in history, four generations are represented in the workforce. This sociological anomaly has led management gurus to...
Transparent Development: Keys to Successful Talent Reviews
Companies should consider revamping their talent management philosophy to be transparent and align purpose and process. Many companies have taken great pains over the last few years to install robust performance and talent management systems in an attempt to better...
Fear Not the 70-20-10
How professional trainers can learn to embrace and thrive in a world gone gaga for an experience-oriented learning model. Many trainers cringe when they hear mention of the 70-20-10 learning philosophy. It’s understandable. Some assume the concept takes aim at their...
Besting the Culture Challenge
How professional trainers can develop rapport with and meet the learning needs of employees when working outside their home country. Trainers are nothing if not customer-focused. As consummate people pleasers we pride ourselves on being abthis le to quickly size up...