Tone at the Top - Intersection of Leadership and Culture in M&A

“An engaged workforce is a productive workforce, and a productive workforce drives revenue. And isn't that what everyone wants at the end of the day.” - Sallie Cunningham

This episode of M&A Science is a recap of the M&A Science Virtual Summit that was held in June. In this session, the topic of discussion is about the intersection of leadership and culture in M&A, hosted by Dr. Klint Kendrick, Director of Strategic Workflow Initiatives at SC Johnson. Our guest panelists are:

Sallie Cunningham, HR Executive and Integration Leader at Cytiva
Dr. Keith Dunbar, Managing Partner at JKD Talent Solutions
Keith Crosby, Global Leader for M&A Leadership and Change at IBM

Together, the group discusses the importance of culture and leadership, when to start leadership assessment, and pros and cons of culture and leadership diligence. They also give tips on how employers can motivate employees to come to work for a reason other than money as well as how to identify the right employees to retain. The session closes with a discussion on the importance of middle managers and how to deal with depression during unprecedented times.

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Keith Dunbar

Dr. J. Keith Dunbar is the CEO/Founder of JKD Talent Solutions and FedLearn. He has over 20 years of talent management experience and 13 years of M&A experience delivering clients targeted leadership insights to enable deal success. Dr. Dunbar has done groundbreaking research on the role of the acquirer and target company leadership in M&A. This research shares insights and approaches on how to leverage individual and collective leadership strengths while mitigating leadership risks in M&A

Sallie J. Cunningham

Sallie J. Cunningham is the Director, People M&A at Apple. She is a global HR professional with demonstrated expertise in strategic business partnerships, executive and talent management, succession planning, organizational design and development, mergers and acquisitions and employee relations management

Klint Kendrick

Klint Kendrick, PhD, SPHR, is an HR M&A and integration leader, founder of Master Your Merger, Chair of the HR M&A Roundtable, and an Adjunct Instructor at NYU. He has led or advised on 150+ transactions across organizations including Walmart, Boeing, SC Johnson, and Oracle, with deep experience in human capital diligence, culture, leadership alignment, workforce transitions, and post-deal integration. He has also appeared on M&A Science to discuss HR due diligence, cultural integration, employee retention, empathy, and building a better people experience in M&A.

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