{"product_id":"the-merger-mindset-constance-dierickx-9781138481824","title":"The Merger Mindset: How to Get It Right in the High-Stakes World of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Merger Mindset\u003c\/em\u003e offers a unique perspective for leaders--those executives whose companies, reputations, and futures will thrive or fail because of a deal or a series of deals. This book for leaders helps decision-makers deal with the powerful undercurrents and interpersonal dynamics at play in every deal, and no one is more qualified to write it than Constance Dierickx and Linda Henman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther books on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures overwhelmingly have one characteristic in common: they're technical. Attorneys write books about the legal and contractual aspects of deals; project management experts write from the point of view of managing tasks and schedules; and investment bankers write about valuation and negotiation. \u003cem\u003eThe Merger Mindset\u003c\/em\u003e presents an amalgamation of what Drs. Dierickx and Henman have observed--and in many cases, helped to create--in more than 65 cumulative years of consulting with Fortune 500 companies, privately-held firms, family-owned businesses, and military organizations. Their in-the-trenches experiences spurred them to arrive at this premise: To position their organizations for more success, leaders can't shy away from the high stakes, tough decisions about their futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book maps the key steps in the M \u0026amp; A journey. It takes the reader through how to make the decision to grow acquisitively, identify roadblocks and typical wrong turns, and ultimately shows how to unlock their decision-making potential while navigating an increasingly uncertain world. Through compelling stories and surprising research findings, readers will discover that there's much more to the decision-making that drives M \u0026amp; A deals than they ever imagined, and they will come away with tools to help them deepen their understanding of what it takes to succeed. A fascinating read, the text weaves lessons that surface from the stories with highly pragmatic advice about suggested mindset, checklists, processes, and diagnostic tools. Readers will understand that while M \u0026amp; A deals aren't simple, leaders don't have to overly complicate them either. Instead, they can simplify the process if they remember hope shouldn't serve as a strategy, and they can't abdicate or delegate their leadership responsibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lessons from mergers and acquisitions are critical to those considering a deal, but applied elsewhere, they have equal value, even though noticing them takes more effort. This is the essence of leadership: doing the hard work of ensuring that the gulf between strategy and tactics does not lead to either over simplification or needless complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Constance Dierickx, Linda Henman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138481823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138481824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Constance Dierickx","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924196819199,"sku":"9781138481824","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_93b9880a-e1a8-4900-8433-12b2a8abed34.jpg?v=1681069044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-merger-mindset-constance-dierickx-9781138481824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}