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NOW WHAT?: A Survivor's Guide for Thriving Through Mergers & Acquisitions
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Product Description Companies around the globe are increasingly pursuing M&A as a growth strategy. Odds are, at some point in your career, your company will be one of them.Jennifer J. Fondrevay, an M&A expert who has led teams and brands through three separate multibillion-dollar acquisitions, reveals that these transitions are as stressful as a major loss or moving to another country. The normal human reactions of fear, anger, anxiety, and denial can make the experience hellish, make leading change overwhelming, and keep you from capitalizing on opportunities.To help you navigate the chaos and your emotions and see how M&A can, in fact, further your career, she has written NOW WHAT? the guide she wished for years ago. Based on 60 interviews with M&A integration survivors and practitioners, NOW WHAT?: Explains the drivers behind M&A so that you can anticipate what's coming and start to appreciate where the opportunities might be. Exposes the post-deal experience for what it is: a journey from denial to acceptance through the M&A stages of grief. Identifies the "cast of change" characters (e.g., the Former Rock Star, the Black Widow, etc.) and how to engage them. Helps you construct a total "survive and thrive" game plan for cultivating the right mindset, collaborating with the "other side," and finding your niche to succeed. NOW WHAT? helps anybody in the middle of it all, from C-suite executives to team leaders and players, come out stronger on the other side to help their companies do the same.********Jennifer J Fondrevay is the Founder and Chief Humanity Officer of Day1 Ready™, a consultancy that advises forward-thinking business leaders, owners, entrepreneurs and C-Suite executives on how to prepare for the human capital challenges of M&A. As a Fortune 500 C-Suite “survivor” of three multibillion-dollar acquisitions, Jennifer has been on all sides of the deal equation. She saw countless growth strategies fail due to a workforce that couldn’t pivot and adapt as quickly as leadership anticipated. When her Harvard Business Review (HBR) article, “After a Merger, Don’t Let ‘Us vs. Them’ Thinking Ruin the Company” went viral, Jennifer recognized the power and interest in a human-centric approach to business transformation, where employees are at the heart of the change and not on the sidelines. She shares her expertise as a contributor to: Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Thrive Global, American Marketing Association, Middle Market Growth ; and as a frequent podcast guest and keynote speaker for HR conferences, associations and Fortune 500 companies. Review "In NOW WHAT?, Jennifer Fondrevayhas created an indispensable handbook for anyone navigating corporate change.She writes from experience with compassion, wit, and insight. The book is equalparts humor (think The Office), drama (think Game of Thrones), and inspiration(think Eat, Pray, Love). If you are facing the emotional and political tsunamiof a corporate change, whether M&A, restructuring or transformation, NOWWHAT? is your lifeboat to get your bearings, stay afloat and make it to shorewith your job, dignity, and sanity intact."--Mark Bonchek, Ph.D., CEO (ChiefEpiphany Officer), Shift Thinking "Jennifer Fondrevay maps out thetreacherous road of M&A integration! She walks you down the risky backalleys and dead-end streets of the journey, coaching you on what to expect, whythose things happen, plus how best to manage yourself and your career throughthe process. Her focus is on the people side of integration--the place wheremost mergers go bad--and she holds your interest with her fresh perspective,satire, and humor. She does a great job of putting you in touch with yourself,the situation, and how to make the most of it. This is a book for people caughtin the middle of M&A: the vulnerable middle managers and the manyrank-and-file who are at the mercy of the dealmakers. Those execs have theirplaybook. NOW WHAT? is the playbook for "everyman."--Price Pritchett, Ph.
