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