Thriving Through M&As: The Positive Impact and ROI of Recognition
To maintain employee engagement and productivity during mergers and acquisitions, leadership must put equal focus on employees’ emotional and psychological needs as they do the technology and departmental integrations.
The daunting combination of high interest rates, current valuations, and political uncertainty has been a showstopper for many deals. Nevertheless, the strategic need for M&A continues to grow stronger, creating pent-up demand which will be unleashed as these uncertainties resolve,” reports Brian Levy of PwC.
With CEOs interested in accelerating company growth when the market supports it, HR leaders should be prepared to support change management for M&As – with emphasis how employees feel, values alignment, and community building.
Many Workhuman customers use employee recognition to align new employees to behavioral norms and to get real-time data on where those behaviors are both thriving and lacking. They then work with our data scientists to understand how this impacts KPIs such as retention, safety, and productivity.
Curious? Here are a few ways to maximize the power of employee recognition during an M&A – and why it matters.
