Early discussion and awareness. Your M&A team getting together and sharing core values, processes, policies and best practices of each organization and finding a way to either blend the two organization cultures or supporting them separately will create a successful outcome. Also approaching it as not one organization is superior to the other, just because Company A is buying Company B does not necessarily mean Company A’s business processes are correct. Pushing change on individuals too soon can create unnecessary friction that can be avoided by getting a better understanding of why business is being conducted in the way it is.
