On this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we sit down with Laurin Parthemos to talk about culture. Laurin is a Principal at Kotter, a company named after Dr. John Kotter, the world’s foremost change expert. Kotter’s approach to merger & acquisition integration focuses on culture and people first.

Laurin says, “Culture is more and more seen as that differentiator within an industry to say we have a strong culture where people want to work.” 

Listen as she walks us through:

• Three ways to acknowledge (and counter) the survive or thrive mindset of change and help an organization move forward 
• The key to the path forward when integrating organizations with varying cultures—she’ll share a case study of the positive results they achieved (with long-time rival companies) 
• The monumental shift in the talent pool—what’s behind it 
• One of the most overlooked things most miss when planning integration and catalysts for forward momentum
• And much more