Organization Design in M&A | August 11 – HR M&A Roundtable Session

In August, Brandon Curry of Work Arts moderated a conversation for the HR M&A Roundtable about the role of organization design in M&A, with organization designers Molly Maymar and Lorraine Damerau, from Kates Kesler. They shared their experiences helping clients navigate org design challenges in M&A contexts and facilitated an interactive round table discussion.

Key Topics:

  1. What is Organization Design
  2. The important role org design plays in a successful M&A
  3. Designing the integrative layer of an organization
  4. Best practices for engaging stakeholders from real-life examples

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Dr. Klint Kendrick in Work Arts Interview

Klint C. Kendrick, Ph.D., SPHR, is a leading voice in HR mergers and acquisitions. In our discussion he shares some rich wisdom for HR leaders, corporate development, M&A practitioners and executives engaged in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures including the backstory on how he entered HR M&A, his view on what makes a great HR M&A professional, and due diligence lessons learned valuable to both buyers and sellers.

Klint is a highly qualified and experienced practitioner, having contributed to more than 85 M&A projects. He contributes to the profession through scholarship, service and writing, including his 2020 book, The HR M&A Practitioners Guide. Klint is a founding Chair of the HR M&A Roundtable.

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