Culture is a curious thing. It’s mostly an unconscious mental program that determines the way groups of people think and act and is aimed at the survival and progression of that group in a particular environment. Changing circumstances lead to culture change, conscious or unconscious, desired or not desired.

Mergers and change processes are certainly not most people’s greatest wish, as such processes will invariably involve insecurity. Careful facilitation of especially the human aspect of change processes will do a lot of good. Areas of focus are: involvement and motivation of staff members, a clear vision and image of the (new) company, a communication plan, embedding in the human resource policy and training of the management team.

Star Business can guide the process of culture change with great care and experience. Result: involvement and commitment of all. This prevents employees dropping out or continuing as before.

Survival...
With mergers and change processes, when not enough attention is paid to the desired culture, a new culture will arise spontaneously, aimed more at the survival of the individual in a turbulent environment. This ‘fighters’ culture can lead to an effect that is contrary to the objectives of the organisation.