Fox 32 Chicago: Understanding Your Boss’ Style and Why It Matters
I spoke with Fox 32 Chicago to break down several less-than-effective leadership styles and how employees can best mesh inside the workplace.
Jennifer Fondrevay
GUEST POST: Middle Market Growth – Post-Transaction Integration: It’s All About the People
Jennifer was honored to speak at ACG’s April InterGrowth conference. On the panel “Managing Post-Transaction Integration: How to Achieve Cultural & Operational Success,” experts shared their experiences and advice for how to ensure M&A deals have positive outcomes. The merging of two entities will undoubtedly ruffle some feathers, and human capital should be the focus … Read more
PODCAST: Addressing Culture in Mergers & Acquisitions
Jennifer discusses navigating corporate culture in mergers and acquisitions with John Carvalho of Divestopedia. The full podcast can be found here.
PODCAST: The Teller: Your Bank Merger is On Hold…Now What?
As part of The Teller’s continued content series on mergers and acquisitions in banking, Chris McGuire spoke with Jennifer on the added complication of what marketers should do when they find themselves in limbo as governmental restrictions keep their bank’s merger or acquisition from moving forward. Chris and Jennifer discuss typical M&A timelines, the “stages … Read more
PODCAST: Going Solo: Feeling Grief After Losing a Job
Feelings of grief are common when you lose a job. In this Going Solo episode with David Shriner-Cahn, Jennifer shares her strategies for overcoming the grief you feel when you lose your career identity. Mourning the future that won’t be [04:44] How to go from denial to acceptance [07:50] Bargaining: stuck in the middle with … Read more
PODCAST: GRACE under Pressure
Jennifer joined John Baldoni on LinkedIn Live for GRACE under Pressure, where he interviews thought leaders and doers whose ideas and actions are helping us come to a greater understanding of ourselves and the greater opportunities that await us. You can listen to this podcast on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Work Arts Interview
In this Work Arts interview, Brandon Curry and Jennifer J. Fondrevay discuss their individual experiences leading and advising organizations through mergers, acquisitions, and other significant transformations. Jennifer shares how calls for help have changed, including her perspective on lessons leaders have learned from leading through the pandemic that help us lead through transactions and transformations. Brandon and Jennifer also … Read more
PODCAST: Vincent Catanzaro, “Meet the New Boss”
A fun conversation with Jennifer, Vincent Cantanzaro and Jeff Niebhur as they discuss the characters that emerge in M & A – that’s right we said fun and M&A. They review the pitfalls in M & A and discuss the music associated with the process. Listen to the full podcast here: Vincent Catanzaro, “Meet the … Read more
ACG Toronto Capital Connection 2021
Can You Afford to Have Former Rock Stars in Your Post M&A Deal? In this insightful session for ACG Toronto Capital Connection, Jennifer Fondrevay and moderator Alan Litwack discuss the role of Former Rock Stars in post-M&A deals. “In my case in mergers and acquisitions, I frequently was seeing rock star performers stumbling after the … Read more
PODCAST: WHY M&AS FAIL AND HOW TO FIX THIS
One of the primary reasons that a merger may fail is less about strategic, operational, or financial fit. Rather, it may be that the two companies’ embedded cultures cannot be easily aligned. Some issues may surface during the due diligence phase but identifying how the cultures are going to work together is paramount. In this … Read more