Today’s episode focuses on how better onboarding can help us achieve greater success one great new hire or team member at-a-time, and when it comes to realizing greater success and a return on investment with mergers and acquisitions.
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Onboarding and M&A: More Connected Than We Think
Today’s episode focuses on how better onboarding can help us achieve greater success one great new hire or team member at-a-time, and when it comes to realizing greater success and a return on investment with mergers and acquisitions.
“Onboarding and M&A may initially seem unrelated but are very much connected and critical to our growth – whether that be ‘organic growth’ one great employee at-a-time or larger-scale growth through mergers or acquisitions.”
– Peter C. Atherton, PE
“Onboarding done well today is a 3 to 6-month plus process that successfully integrates HR, leadership, management, and operations in a well-designed and executed set of actions participants are trained and prepared for and excited to participate in.”
– Peter C. Atherton, PE
“A well-designed and executed 3-layer onboarding program is the only real way to clarify ‘what’s next’ and begin the engagement and change-management processes that will be essential for realizing the promise of the deal and any real long-term ROI… and the larger the deal and the more important the ‘upside’, the more critical successful onboarding becomes.”
– Peter C. Atherton, PE
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Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Podcast episode with Kristen Gallagher. Kristen is the founder and CEO of Edify and a learning design expert on Better Onboarding for Greater Success
- ActionsProve’s Strategic Planning Services
- ActionsProve’s Leadership & Management Development Services