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ESMU Winter School
2nd Alumni Seminar/Bologna/November 2004
Workshop 1Merger of Units
What did we do
• Discussion of three main topics
(i) Key Change Management Issues likely to arise
(ii) Possible Actions to adress those Issues(iii) Key Aspects of good practice
considering a brief case study and our own experiences with Mergers
Why Merging?
• To convince others the Change Management Team must be convinced itself
• Start with a proper Analysis of advantages of the Merger, involve critics and learn from them about possible disadvantages
• Build a consenus of the Leaders and Key Players of both institutions
Human Relations
• Make People Owner of the Change Process
• Build Teams from both Institutions and different parts
• Be honest and consistent (danger of „double bind“)
• Establish new Opportunities (for people commited bou also for the „loosers“ of the Merger)
Communication
• Develop a Strategy of Communication for both internal and external Stakeholders
• Practise „Informed“ Communication: Be sure to know about the results of the programmes and projects of the Merger as good as the different stakeholders do
• Try to have „consistent“ Messages, be honest to yourself and within the „inner circle“
Resources
• Be sure to have the resources you need to invest in the Merger: Additional personal to help restructuring and training, time and money
Project Management
• Good and Professional Project Management is vital: Train your own people and think about hiring people who have skills your own institutions have to build up
• Organize the Merger in Steps and Projects that are realistic and reachable
• Build Teams that have the Potential to be the first succesful examples of the cooperation of the new institution