August 20, 2019
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PARADIGM SHIFT WITH CHRISTINA MARTINI
Christina Martini and Jennifer Fondrevay discuss how Jennifer transitioned from advertising to marketing and her experience with being part of leadership teams through a series of mergers and acquisitions and the human capital issues that arise during significant inflection points in an organization.
In this episode, Christina Martini and Jennifer Fondrevay discuss:
- The importance of human capital challenges and considerations in today’s business world.
- The characters you may see during a post-deal landscape.
- Talking about the people from the due diligence phase, not late in the deal.
- Seeing the opportunity in change.
Key Takeaways:
- Be open minded, have contingency plans, and be nimble in your interactions during inflection points.
- M&A transactions are an emotional process for everyone.
- Bring on a human capital advisor – someone who can advise as to the people challenges you are going to face during an M&A transaction.
- Know what you’re good at, how it contributes to the new vision, and make sure people know that.
“When you are operating from a position of fear, people act differently.” — Jennifer Fondrevay