Episode description

Robert and Toby have always extolled the quality of leadership as being fundamental to M&A success and most listeners would agree that executing the right deal and developing the vision and strategy for the business are core values that you would expect from any leadership team. But what about when the deal is closed and it's time to integrate the new acquisition and turn that vision into strategic and operations reality? That's where another level of leadership is required and Toby argues that there are four distinct leadership types, and each has attributes that can be beneficial or detrimental depending on the type of deal being executed. They are:

1. The Rookie
2. The project Manager
3. The Integrator
4. The Innovator

And in this podcast, Robert and Toby unpack each style to discuss where and how they may be relevant and which type of deal favours which leadership style.

The summation from Robert and toby is that there is a role for each style but getting that right is something that needs to be considered at the same time that the deal is being negotiated. getting the wrong leadership style against the wrong M&A deal is not something one wants to contemplate.