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December 18th - PMIspective – Copany Acquisition: Who takes the old folks? – PMI Expert talk
Who takes the old folks? No, this isn't about Christmas. I'm talking about former executives who, after an acquisition...
November 20th, 2024 - PMIspective - Everything in its own time – but when exactly? PMI Expert Talk
Timing is everything, they say. But when exactly is the perfect time to start your post-merger integration?...
October 23rd, 2024 – PMIspective – Carve-out: The most bone-chilling blunders in corporate splitting – PMI expert talk
Welcome to the Chamber of Carve-out Catastrophes! This is where vital parts of a company are cut out without...
September 18th, 2024 – PMIspective – PMI Playbook: A Guide for the Transition Period - PMI Expert Talk
When the winds of change suddenly blow through a company, one needs to bundle up. Some choose an off-the-rack strategy...
August 21st, 2024 – PMIspective – Low hanging fruits: sowing and harvesting synergies – PMI expert talk
Those with a green thumb for PMI processes can pluck sweet synergy fruits by the bucketful. But beware:...
July 24th, 2024 – PMIspective - Availability: Imagine there’s a closing and nobody shows up – PMI expert talk
However well you’ve planned your closing – the final say is down to the public authorities. And if the closing date happens...
June 19th, 2024 – PMIspective - Employee transition: How to make sure everyone stays on board – PMI expert talk
The sails are set, onboarding has started. What if, of all things, the most valuable employees quit? Even though the...
May 22nd, 2024 – PMIspective - Merger branding: When integration requires a complete reflagging
"Welcome to the XY-family!" This or something similar is the way acquisition announcements start. You can’t choose...
April 24th, 2024 – PMIspective "Post Merger Integration - A closed 🔒 book 📖?!"
Post Merger Integration - A closed 🔒 book 📖. ⚠ We don't need any (cost) synergies from this acquisition. Everything is...
March 20th, 2024 – PMIspecitve - 🚮 Housekeeping first!? – How to ✅ prioritize…
🚀 #PMIspective No. 13! 🎉 ⚠ Financial reporting, customers and prices, cash management...
February 21st, 2024 – PMIspecitve - 🎓 Case Study – Stella – A ⭐ Star dies down… 💥
Our second 🎉 Case Study! 🎓 A specific situation from a post merger integration with its very special 🌋 challenge.
January 17th, 2024 – PMIspective – 🎓 Case Study – 🔭 Poor visibility on Vega ⭐
🎉 New year - new format. We 🚀 are starting 2024 with a new format: 🎓 Case Study! A specific situation from a...
December 20th, 2023 – PMIspective – Star above integration, show us the way!
Post-merger integration projects are the 💯 most complex. Every day, countless decisions have to be made outside...
November 22nd, 2023 – PMIspective – It’s not over ’till it’s over
The closing is months behind us. The signing has already been forgotten... Is Post-Merger-Integration still on the agenda?
October 25th, 2023 – PMIspective – Play it again,… Implementing Buy-&-Build Strategies
Realizing the synergies of a transaction is difficult and rarely successful (#PMIspective no7). Now multiple...
September 27th, 2023 – PMIspective – Harvest time: how to realize the synergies?
What objectives are to be achieved with the acquisition? This question has (hopefully) already been...
August 23rd, 2023 – PMIspective – Harvest time: how to realize the synergies?
What objectives are to be achieved with the acquisition? This question has (hopefully) already been...
July 26th, 2023 – PMIspective – Winning with a Chinese shareholder
COSCO acquires a stake in HHLA. Allgaier files for insolvency. What does the entry of a Chinese investor mean?...
June 21st, 2023 – PMIspective – Beyond Excel. What tools help with integration?
"You can solve anything with Excel!" This consulting wisdom is surely as old as the tool ...
May 24th, 2023 – PMIspective – Close, Closer, Closing!
Is “Closer” always followed by “Closing”? What can go wrong with Closing? Just a moment ago, Signing seemed the biggest ...
April 19th, 2023 – PMIspective - How does an (ideal) Day 1 run?
Is there anything more important than Day 1? There is no second chance for a first impression. In our second PMIspecitve...
New Series PMIspective Expert Talks
Meet PMI Experts. 30 Minuten Live Expert Talks. Mit PMIspective legen wir in diesem Jahr eine neue Serie von Expert...
March 22nd, 2023 - PMIspective - Effective PMI Project-Organization
this PMIspecitve on "Effective PMI Project Organization" we want to address the questions "How to involve the target's staff?"...
The Year of the Tiger
Today marks the start of the Year of the Tiger. The Year of the Tiger will be a strong year. It will bring great changes and challenges...
#7 – Transformation is and remains Top-Management Issue!
Transformation Key Success Factors number 7: Transformation is and remains Top-Management Issue! We have saved...
#6 – What gets measured gets done!
Transformation Key Success Factors number 6: What gets measured gets done! It's about much more than just reviewing ...
#5 – Transformation is a marathon, not a sprint
Transformation Key Success Factors number 5: Transformation is a marathon, not a sprint. Even the longest journey...
#4 – Decisions are trendsetting, and imperative!
Transformation Key Success Factors number 4: Decisions are trendsetting, and imperative! Only those who do...
#3 – Transformation is multifaceted – supposedly small things are valuable
Transformation Key Success Factors number 3: Transformation is multifaceted – supposedly small things are...
#2 – If you are not one of the first, better react quickly and consistently
Transformation Key Success Factors number 2: If you're not one of the first, better...
#1 – After the transformation is before the transformation
Here is number 1 of our series Transformation Key Success Factors: After the transformation is...
Study - "Winning with a chinese shareholder"
We were not quite ready in time for the Chinese New Year. However, our study on the successful cooperation between German management teams and Chinese...
hardt-group.com online!
What takes a long time will finally not only be good, but very good. Our website is online www.hardt-group.com - 7 good reasons for working with us.
Transformation - Lecture at Rotary’s Opportunities
With an introduction to the world of transformation, may we kick off Rotary's new Opportunitites series on October 25, 2020...