{"id":44697,"date":"2025-02-13T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franklincovey.com\/?page_id=44697"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:19:10","slug":"mergers-and-acquisitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/insights\/mergers-and-acquisitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Your M&amp;A Secret Weapon: An Integrated, High-Trust Culture\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-hero-banner block-abm-hero block-video-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"linked\">How We Help<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/insights\/\" alt=\"Business Needs\">Business Needs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Your M&#038;A <nobr>Secret Weapon:<\/nobr><br><nobr>An Integrated,<\/nobr> High-Trust Culture<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-image has-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t<iframe \n\t\t        \t\t\tid=\"video_hero_frame\"\n\t                        title=\"video\"\n\t                        src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1302165881001\/x3P9v0DEc_default\/index.html?videoId=6369013447112\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t       \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"animated-line\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<script>\n    jQuery(function() {\n        calculateFrame()\n    });\n    function calculateFrame(){\n    \tvar $frame = jQuery(\"#video_hero_frame\");\n    \tvar parts = $frame.width()\/16;\n    \tvar height = parts * 9;\n    \t$frame.height(height);\n    }\n    jQuery(window).resize(function () {\n    \tcalculateFrame();\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-lead-gen format-large\">\n        <div class=\"uk-child-width-1-4@m uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-grid-match\" data-uk-grid data-uk-height-match=\"target : .title\">\n                    \n            <div>\n                <div class=\"inner-container\">\n                                            <div class=\"gen-inner bg-color-black \">\n                                            <p class=\"gen-category\">Free Guide<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"title\">The Secrets to Successful Mergers &#038; 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How can you beat the odds?\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>It\u2019s welcome news for the ambitious C-suite: Despite tenuous economic conditions, mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A) continue to soar.<\/p>\n<p>If your company is part of a merger or acquisition, it means your hard work is paying off. But the euphoria of striking a deal quickly fades when you realize the hard work is just beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Even the most exciting mergers and acquisitions bring disruption to organizations. With that disruption often comes mistrust, resistance to change, and cultural division.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-image-with-text \">\n    <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb has-background bg-color-gray\">\n                    <div class=\"it-text\">\n                <h2 class=\"heading\">The first casualty of mergers and acquisitions is trust.<\/h2>                <p>Once trust is broken, the suspicion, disengagement, division, and fear that follow can spell disaster for your organization. <\/p>\n<p>To successfully guide teams through these big changes, leaders must lean into authentic trust-building practices, effectively navigate difficult conversations and periods of uncertainty, and communicate openly to avoid paying the expensive \u201ctrust taxes\u201d that often lead to a cultural unraveling. <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"it-image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" \n                        src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/delegation-785x450-1-2.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        class=\"bw-to-color lazy\">\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-intro-text headings-left\" data-id=\"block_a3d52112321104083140e6c881f8b80d\">\n        <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>Culture is often an afterthought when you\u2019re leading the charge during a merger or acquisition.\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>But our decades of experience prove that, for successful M&#038;As, a high-trust culture must be top-of-mind.   <\/p>\n<p>The risk of M&#038;A failure is outrageously high\u2014and building trust comes from the top. Facilitating a successful merger or acquisition requires leaders to inspire trust and instill vision during uncertain times. We\u2019ve successfully guided thousands of organizations during key transitions. Learn how FranklinCovey\u2019s leadership solutions can help you turn distrustful, divided team members into highly engaged and collaborative innovators. <\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-pull-quote\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quote\" src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/quote.png\" alt=\"Quote PNG\">\n    <div class=\"quote-inner\">\n        <h2>When the time came for Constellation to merge with Curi Holdings, Inc, the Change course had already been implemented and teams knew how to successfully navigate this new dynamic together.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"quote-author\">&mdash; See our case study below about Constellation merging with Curi.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-customer-stories \">\n    <h2 class=\"title\">M&#038;A Success Stories<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"accordion\" data-uk-height-match=\"target: h2\">\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>Constellation to Curi<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-medical-2-300x520-1-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Navigating Change Through Projects and Mergers<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>Constellation, Inc. made plans to drive an ambitious strategy of enhancing business processes to differentiate their customer experience. This strategy of redesigning how they work and creating a new, modern process was titled Project Breakout, and it launched a tremendous endeavor from their internal teams.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/constellation-to-curi?x=yMbbhg&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Read Now\"\n                                    >Read Now<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>International Accounting Firm<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-leader-4-300x520-1-5.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Creating One Cohesive Team Post-Merger<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>An accounting company was looking for a fresh start and common language after merging two firms. The company identified three strategic pillars to refresh and renew their strategy. The pillars focused on individuals taking responsibility for<br \/>\nthemselves, ensuring high-quality products and solutions, and having greater collaboration with their clients.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/international-accounting-firm?x=yMbbhg&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Read Now\"\n                                    >Read Now<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>Technology<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-tech-300x520-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>An Expanding Tech Company Manages Growing Pains <\/h3>\n                                                        <p>A leading software company was growing aggressively through acquisitions. One of their teams had already used The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<sup>&reg;<\/sup> to improve communication, meet deadlines more<br \/>\nquickly, and increase innovation, but the organizations they were acquiring weren\u2019t as healthy. Their challenge was to assimilate newly acquired organizations into a healthy existing culture.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/technology?x=yMbbhg&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Read Now\"\n                                    >Read Now<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"item\">\n                <div class=\"item-header\">\n                    <h2>ViaWest<\/h2>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"plus\" title=\"Open Story\"><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-flex\">\n                    <div>\n                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-study-team-1-300x520-1-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"main-image lazy\"\n                            width=\"296\"\n                            height=\"513\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\">\n                        <div class=\"overlay-inner\">\n                                                            <h3>Laying the Foundation for High-Performing Teams<\/h3>\n                                                        <p>During a period of growth, ViaWest hired more than 200 new employees. They acquired several smaller companies and expanded their business by building additional data centers across the country. The combination of a distributed workforce and the need to emphasize high-performing teams were major considerations for launching a new leadership-development program.<\/p>\n                                                            <div class=\"cta-container\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.franklincovey.com\/c\/viawest?x=yMbbhg&#038;lb-mode=overlay\"\n                                        tabindex=\"-1\"\n                                        class=\"btn btn-primary optional-cta\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\"\n                                        title=\"Read Now\"\n                                    >Read Now<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-full-width-form \">\n    <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n        <div class=\"fw-intro\">\n                                        <div class=\"title\">Unleash your growing organization\u2019s full potential.<\/div>\n                                        <p>Connect with our experts to navigate cultural integration, leadership alignment, and sustained success.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"fw-text\">\n                                            <div class=\"hs-form-html\" data-region=\"\" data-form-id=\"8ea3b607-8d8f-4105-802e-b8806e050db7\" data-portal-id=\"\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"block-anchor-point\" id=\"hbr1\">&nbsp;<\/a>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>https:\/\/hbr.org\/Christensen, Clayton M., et al. <em>The Big Idea: The New M&amp;A Playbook.<\/em> Harvard Business Review, Mar. 2011, <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2011\/03\/the-big-idea-the-new-ma-playbook\">https:\/\/hbr.org\/2011\/03\/the-big-idea-the-new-ma-playbook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*https:\/\/hbr.org\/Christensen, Clayton M., et al. The Big Idea: The New M&amp;A Playbook. Harvard Business Review, Mar. 2011, https:\/\/hbr.org\/2011\/03\/the-big-idea-the-new-ma-playbook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":48739,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44697","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44697"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54798,"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44697\/revisions\/54798"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/franklincovey.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}