The next in our series from my colleague and co-writer David Boyd. We in the UK have an issue with talking about money…it is a taboo subject in many corners of our society. Perhaps this contributes to our lack of maturity when thinking about reward and retention. Let us know what you think. https://open.substack.com/pub/acquisitionsunchallenged/p/extrinsic-incentive-error-salary?r=7687dd&utm_medium=ios
Large consulting firms buying / investing in small specialists Telecommunications giants buying / investing in tiny adtech ventures Banks and insurance companies buying / investing in owner managed fintech businesses Once again we are on the crest of a wave of mergers and acquisitions whereby the very large swallow the very small. I’m not at all confident that we won’t have the same result the last time this happened…in the […]
I suspect that the phrase most often heard and rarely delivered against in the transactions world is ‘people are our most important asset‘. It’s right up there with ‘there’s a natural cultural fit between our two companies‘ and ‘this acquisition will be earnings accretive in x years’! Why does the tendency to make statements based on zero knowledge and little chance of delivery continue in a market situation which has […]
Inarticulate ramblings of a management consultant 