Hewlett Packard Enterprise has undergone a significant amount of organisational change and managed a number of acquisitions in recent times, according to its head of HR, who explained that taking a focused approach to leadership, communication and culture has been critical to successful change management within the business. Hewlett Packard Enterprise […]
Tag: M&A
What are the 3 key cultural ingredients of a successful merger & acquisition?
HR teams need to take a proactive and early role in potential a merger or acquisition, according to Jerome Parisse-Brassens, who details a 3-step process to ensuring a successful cultural due diligence and resulting M&A integration Most organisations start thinking about culture after a merger or acquisition deal is signed […]
2 engagement keys for getting cross-cultural M&As right
There are two hallmarks of successful M&As that bring together organisations with different cultural backgrounds – both of which revolve around engagement, according to a cross-cultural M&A expert. Engagement is demonstrated at all levels of two businesses when there is a willingness to collaborate and be interested in not only […]
Caroline Bosch on Honeywell’s HR success story
A consistent and relentless focus on executing against a business model which includes three essential parts – portfolio, internal processes and culture – has been fundamental to the impressive financial performance of technology-driven industrial company Honeywell, according to its Pacific country HR director, Caroline Bosch. The total shareowner return over the […]
Engineering great talent at Ausenco
HR has played an important role in the expansion of global engineering firm Ausenco, as it has expanded significantly through the acquisition of five companies over the past seven years, according to its chief people & sustainability officer and CIO, Neil Trembath. Ausenco, which is based in Brisbane but operates […]