Why M&A Integration Fails Without Leadership Enablement

Podcast: M&A Science · Kison Patel

Opublikowano: 2026-09-10

Kim Jones, HR Director of M&A One acquired CEO slowed his own deal by a month or two to lock down customer commitments and build relationships with buyer leadership. At announcement, employees clapped. Kim Jones has spent over a decade as an HR deal lead at large tech companies, from single-employee acqui-hires to acquisitions bringing in thousands. The deals that integrated smoothly, she says, were the ones where leaders on both sides were enabled early. Process gets compliance. Trust gets advocacy. Kim explains how closing fast without a plan creates integration debt...