Tips for Managing a New Team

Tips for Managing a New Team

Whether it be from a merger or a promotion, there are several ways in which you might find yourself managing a new team of people. Whatever the reason, gaining the trust of a new team of people is a challenging prospect for many. Thankfully, you are not the first...
Best Ways to Improve Day-to-Day Business Operations

Best Ways to Improve Day-to-Day Business Operations

No matter how great your product or service is or how strong your business plan is, you still run the risk of failing in business if your day-to-day operations are not as efficient as possible. Even one mistake can snowball into a disaster if you’re not careful, but...
How to Shift Company Culture at a Newly Acquired Business

How to Shift Company Culture at a Newly Acquired Business

Buying and merging with a company is one of the top ways to grow your business, but it’s also very tricky. One of the most significant issues with merging is consolidating the company culture between the two teams. Even if leadership is happy with the merger, the team...
What to Look For When Hiring a New Team

What to Look For When Hiring a New Team

Know the capabilities and competencies required It is surprisingly rare for companies hiring new teams to do detailed work to thoroughly assess exactly what they want a new team to do and therefore exactly what competencies are being sought. This can be hard to...
How to Lead Your Team Through an Acquisition 

How to Lead Your Team Through an Acquisition 

An acquisition or merger can be hugely powerful in driving a business’s success but when they go wrong they can destroy huge amounts of value. Appropriate, intelligent and sensitive leadership of the people impacted by the transaction is perhaps the most...
How to Retain Employees During an Acquisition

How to Retain Employees During an Acquisition

Acquisitions present unsettling times for all involved in the corporate structure of a company.  Anxiety always rises when something new and potentially threatening shows up. If employees start to feel like their jobs are at risk or their position within the company...