There are 19 videos in the "Mergers & Acquisitions" collection
John Brown, Chairman, Stryker Corp.
Synopsis:CEO must decide whether to buy and integrate company run by two prima donnas.
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| Subject Area: | Mergers & Acquisitions, Power and Politics, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Healthcare |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Janet Ang, VP, Global Desktop Business Unit, Lenovo
Synopsis:Veteran manager must help her employees face reality of life under a new owner.
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| Subject Area: | Globalization, Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Janet Ang, VP, Global Desktop Business Unit, Lenovo
Synopsis:Manager must digest the impact of a merger on herself before turning to the task of helping others accept it.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Conflict, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Mergers and Acquisitions |
Leslye Louie, SVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Manager must keep her team focused during grueling six-month merger integration process.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Manuel Medina-Mora, Chairman & CEO, Citigroup Latin America
Synopsis:Executive must blend a multitude of corporate and national backgrounds into a unified workforce.
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| Subject Area: | Globalization, Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Dick Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo
Synopsis:It is important to always communicate and focus on building a common culture as a company grows through acquisitions.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Webb McKinney, EVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Executive charged with carrying out the HP-Compaq merger confronts the task of laying off ten percent of the employees.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Mergers and Acquisitions |
Webb McKinney, EVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Executive discusses key considerations and processes used to pull off the HP-compaq merger.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Mergers and Acquisitions |
Webb McKinney, EVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Executive must implement the HP-Compaq merger while controlling the flow of information.
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| Subject Area: | Ethics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Mergers and Acquisitions |
Webb McKinney, EVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Exploring the multiple layers of complexity in the HP-Compaq merger.
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| Subject Area: | Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Mergers and Acquisitions |
Leslye Louie, SVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Manager must decide when to fight, or give in, during merger implementation talks.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Leslye Louie, SVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Merger manager learns that she is negotiating over choices that her superiors have already secretly made.
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| Subject Area: | Conflict, Mergers & Acquisitions, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Making Ethical Decisions |
Janet Ang, VP, Global Desktop Business Unit, Lenovo
Synopsis:Executive must bring together two international companies with different internal processes and cultures.
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| Subject Area: | Globalization, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Charles Carmel, VP, Corporate Development, Cisco Systems
Synopsis:A young business analyst is chosen to manage a group of peers that he formerly competed with.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Conflict, Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | General Management, Human Resources |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Becoming a Leader |
Charles Carmel, VP, Corporate Development, Cisco Systems
Synopsis:Carmel devotes six months to building a case for a major acquisition at Cisco, but the deal is ultimately nixed.
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| Subject Area: | Mergers & Acquisitions, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Becoming a Leader |
Jim Haynes, Sr. Vice President, Bechtel Corp
Synopsis:Senior Vice President must bring together two culturally different teams to perform on a very ambitious project under great pressure.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management, Operations/Supply Chain, Strategy |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Webb McKinney, EVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Executive who led the HP Compaq merger discusses what makes people successful in merger integration work.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Leslye Louie, SVP, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Petite manager must assert herself against domineering rival during a merger.
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| Subject Area: | Power and Politics, Conflict, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Strategy |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Managing Boss and Expectations |
Chris Smith, CEO, Cresco Equipment Rentals
Synopsis:CEO weighs the risks of acquiring a company with a culture that clashes with his firm's.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Products & Retail |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |