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n Leadership assessment
n Succession management
n Executive benchmarking
n Culture identification
Technology M&A
In technology, human capital is your strongest asset.With unstable global markets, 2016 continues the torrid pace of
M&A in the Technology sector. Mergers, strategic acquisitions, and
“tuck-ins” are fueled by $350 billion in cash and securities on hand
at the top 25 technology companies and record levels of private
equity dry powder waiting to be deployed. The mix of cultures in
the increasing amount of cross-border M&A deals pose particular
challenges in terms of capturing, retaining, and unlocking the value
of talent. Integration must address the importance of people and
use data and logic to protect against negative internal issues, mass
defections of talent, and too much focus on positions and politics.
M&A is not one size fits all—Korn Ferry has an unmatched track
record of guiding clients through M&A integrations, no matter what
the reason, and capturing the value of people. We have found the
key to a successful merger is to quickly identify the talent you need,
the talent you have, and how to close the gap, all while retaining
your top talent and high potentials. As these organization decisions
are in process, being intentional about culture integration is also
critical. Most importantly, our ability to benchmark executives in the
market sets us apart.
Client case study: Navigating successionand talent decisions.For a newly combined $16 billion global technology organization,
Korn Ferry worked with the Board, the CEO, and CHRO to clearly
articulate the leadership attributes needed to achieve their new
strategy, assess the top 70 leaders against that profile, as well as
best-in-class executives outside of the organization. This enabled
the company to identify areas of competitive strength as well as
gaps in talent across both organizations. It led to more informed
decisions around organizational structure, talent needs, and helped
build a succession roadmap for critical positions.
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Client case study: The right leaders,ready when you need them.
Korn Ferry assessed the top 100 executives worldwide at
a European technology company and created personal
development plans for each executive. This gave the
organization visibility into their talent pool, succession
pipeline, and global leadership capability. The assessment
data helped the organization implement focused, targeted
development. It also provided their high-potential leaders
with a meaningful development experience and sent the
message that the company values and creates opportunity
for their key talent—an important retention tool. The
investment further proved critical when the client merged
with a major competitor and used assessment data to
quickly organize the NewCo around the ideal people and
teams for the combined strategy.
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY OUTCOME.
A clear articulation of what leadership attributes are needed to:
n Achieve the integration strategy.
n Obtain objective data on talent new to the organization.
n Accelerate leadership development for critical talent and top executives.
n Develop a succession slate that allowed for growth and risk management.
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Jeff HockingRegional Market Leader, North America, Technology+1 415 288 [email protected]
Michael LynchNorth America Sector Leader, Systems & Devices+1 415 288 [email protected]
Jim AggenManaging Principal+1 310 226 [email protected]
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Experienced consultants. Korn Ferry’s experienced consultants have worked
in and with the world’s leading companies. No other
firm can assess talent against your ideal criteria,
compare best-in-class talent in the market and
provide integrated compensation advisory through
our acquisition of Hay Group. Our global team uses
consistent methodology to assess locally and be in
sync with your strategy and culture.
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