Change Management

Our approach

During a complex process such as the merger of two companies, employees play a special role. The success of the changes, and above all, the economical efficiency of a merger depends on employees who either are engaged and support the process of change, or choose defensive behaviors and fight for power. 

Therefore, the organizational activities should be accompanied by the adequate activities aimed at building the employees’ commitment and their integration around the common objectives of the company, by simultaneous activities in three dimensions:

• management,
• internal communication,
• HR policy.

Areas of cooperation

GFMP Management Consultants offer a comprehensive support in Change Management process within the company, in the scope of HR, communication and management activities.

Before a formal merger

• Management
  • Challenges of managing the merging organizations – Presentation for Boards of Directors of the merging companies 
  • Managerial communication during changes – Trainings for top management and managers of the merging companies
• Internal communication
  • Communication audit in the merging companies
  • Developing the common communication strategy of a merger
  • Organizational communication during changes – Trainings for people responsible for internal communication in the merging companies
• HR policy
  • Role of HR Department in the case of major changes – Trainings for people responsible for HR policy in the merging companies

After a formal merger

• Management
  • Working out the organizational strategy for the merged organization based on the strategic business goals – Strategic session for the new Board of Directors
  • Translating the organizational strategy into goals for the specific organizational units – Strategic session for top management 
  • Monitoring employees’ opinions and attitudes on regular basis
  • Building teams after a merger – Session run by GFMP Management Consultants
• Internal communication
  • Working out solutions for current problems – Consulting
• HR policy
  • Building a competency model for the new company

Our experience

• Projects of supporting merger processes: i.e. Bunge, DHL, HP and Compaq
• Strategic sessions for Boards of Directors: Commercial Union, Gruner + Jahr Polska, Kompania Piwowarska, SAP Polska
• Other projects in field of management, internal communication and HR policy: Bunge, Coty, Raiffeisen Bank, Schering, Vattenfall