Future of work
Key HR insights 2023
Some of the key research, insights and trends shaping the HR agenda in 2023. We surveyed HR leaders from around the globe, and this is what they told us.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Successfully achieving your deal objectives requires proactively identifying workforce issues with the same rigour as all other strategic elements. This includes evaluating the skills and behaviours required to make the deal work.
People expertise. Sustained performance.
In a world characterised by business model disruption, inorganic growth strategies are increasingly critical to success. With investor pressure coming from all sides, the current dynamic deal environment requires a combination of knowhow and effective execution to deliver sustainable value today, tomorrow and well into the future. It also demands a dynamic mergers and acquisitions strategy.
Thanks to our global scale and local footprint, Mercer has the business acumen, deal experience and people expertise to solve your toughest people challenges — we can work anywhere in the world and act at a moment’s notice. We aim to help you maximise value, mitigate risk and moderate costs to capture the full value of your deal.
The diversity of our clients — in terms of size, maturity, industry sector and geographic location — means we can collaborate with all types of organisations to tackle a broad range of issues. Simply put, we know what needs to be done — when, how, why and by whom. We can work with you to manage the most complex deals, streamlining every step of the process to drive growth and help your business soar to new heights.
People risks in transactions, if not proactively considered, can have an enormously negative impact on deal value. People are the common denominator in delivering economic value, and it’s too often overlooked and addressed reactively when problems arise.
What makes Mercer different?
70+
years of deal experience
1400+
transactions annually
140+
country operations
60%
cross-border transactions
28+
languages
Heightened competition means buyers often have to commit without performing adequate due diligence, mitigating risk, determining compliance issues or fully developing post-merger integration plans. Mercer’s project management operations (PMO) approach combines world-class process management with real-time consulting. The result is the rapid identification and mitigation of risk.
Our focus
Heightened competition means buyers often have to commit without performing adequate due diligence, mitigating risk, determining compliance issues or fully developing post-merger integration plans. Mercer’s project management operations (PMO) approach combines world-class process management with real-time consulting. The result is the rapid identification and mitigation of risk.
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Workforce strategy
Determine critical roles and the talent needed to drive success. Formulate workforce strategies to address any gaps. -
Operating model
Develop your future strategy and operating model, including organisation design, governance and decision rights. -
Talent assessment, retention and onboarding
Maximise deal success by assessing talent, identifying and selecting leaders, and retaining critical skill sets. -
Change management and communication
Conduct change management planning and integration focused on moving key stakeholders from both entities. -
Culture
Identify cultural risks to deal objectives, and build a comprehensive integration strategy and operating environment. -
Talent insights
Implement an AI-based approach to understand skills, identify risks and retention implications pre-close, and develop post-close talent strategies.
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