I have lead a number of mergers over the years, and know that the cultural issues can be of greater importance to a successful transition than the 'numbers' side of the merger and the operational synergies. I found Eric's approach to be open for people at all levels of the organization. His candor and openness gave us methods that helped people focus more clearly on their specific issues.
Strategy tends to conform to the capabilities of the existing culture.
The relationship is like a binary star system, with two gravitational bodies defining a common center. We approach profound change by energizing and engaging the entire organization in the change process. Accordingly, we favor large-scale collaborative methods wherever possible. For an explanation of why large scale processes work so well, click here . For an example of a typical large-scale process, click here Leadership is crucial to establishing the direction of change and to energize the process.