Emergent: The Power of Systemic Intelligence to Navigate the Complexity of M&A - Paperback

by Mieke Jacobs (Author), Paul Zonneveld (Author)

Why do so many sensible M&A deals fail in the execution and integration phase?

How can leaders deliver on their commitments, not only in the short term, but in all financial, human and societal aspects?

Built on the foundations of systemic intelligence and organizational constellations, and illustrated with numerous real-life stories, EMERGENT sheds a light on what is really derailing the newly formed organization.

With their thought-provoking questions, the authors dare you to explore both the system and your relationship to it. While reading, you will find yourself reflecting on your own contribution to the challenges in front of you.

This book is a ground-breaking guide for leaders, consultants and facilitators who are eager to stop fighting symptoms and address the real underlying causes.

Author Biography

Mieke Jacobs has more than twenty years' experience consulting multinational corporations and executive teams in all major industries. She has been involved in several strategic shifts in Fortune 100 companies, including global operational excellence and transformational change programmes, and the entrance into new or adjacent industries through mergers and acquisitions.

Paul Zonneveld has over twenty-five years' business experience teaching and applying family and organizational constellations and systemic intelligence. His unique expertise in understanding systems, enables him to offer insight into how to manage change and transformation for leaders of large companies, those who find themselves in complex situations or those going through M&A.