Becoming the new IMO Leader

Congrats on your new role, Shunji! One thing I would recommend is having a core steering team of functional leaders who can oversee the integration process/outcomes for transactions in your organization. I use a steering team model with more senior leaders (typically VP and above) who are the “accountable” leaders (accountable to ensure the work is successfully completed on time, provide oversight of the end to end process for their respective functional areas, serve as barrier busters, etc.). Each steering team member pulls in a team of subject matter experts (SMEs) who are the “responsible” leaders who do the work/assigned tasks. (Noting that in this model we do have accountable leaders who are actively involved in doing the work/tasks in some instances.) I find that having clear roles and structure, and consistency in the people who lead and are responsible for integration is key.