Merging Cultures
One organization acquires another looking to strengthen itself in the marketplace. Two business units find they need to work together more effectively. A workplace is becoming increasingly diverse. In each of these scenarios, different cultures come face to face. The challenge is to use the unique strengths of the parts to create a more powerful and effective whole.
The Goal
To provide the emotional underpinning and knowledge base for developing a high energy, integrated organization that capitalizes on the unique capabilities and contributions of its diverse partners.
Format
This one-day workshop is a blend of dynamic merging culture exercises, thought-provoking strategic frameworks, and concrete application activities.
The first exercise focuses on dominance. An organization with its traditional ways of working faces the challenge of incorporating people with different traditions.
The second exercise focuses on organizational culture. Four organizations with differing cultures are developed and then one acquires the others.
These exercises set the stage for dealing with the emotional and strategic issues that arise when organizational cultures meet, whether within the organization or during mergers and acquisitions.
Together the activities provide the knowledge base for developing a single organization more robust than any of its partners.
Participants Will Come Away With
- A deeper understanding of the human issues involved in the merger process
- More confidence in their ability to function effectively in that process
- An appreciation for the value of organizational cultures different from their own
- A recognition of the implications of being “dominant” and “other”
- A concrete framework for developing vibrant organizations that maximize the contributions of its members
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