The HR Practitioner’s Guide to Cultural Integration in M&A

Klint Kendrick, HR and M&A Leader | Keynote Speaker | Author of the HR Practitioners Guides to Mergers & Acquisitions

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EPISODE TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

05:30 The role of HR in M&A

09:55 Importance of identifying a potential culture clash

12:40 Cultural due diligence

17:27 Pre-LOI cultural diligence

22:09 Finding culture fit

24:48 Five Areas of culture clash

49:39 Deal-specific considerations

59:48 Taking findings that impact the deal terms

1:02:55 Assessing the level of cultural diligence

1:05:40 Transformative deals

1:09:44 The secret sauce to overcoming culture clash

1:12:44 Craziest thing in M&A