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How to Plan a Successful Cultural Assessment in M&A
Kison speaks with Dawn White, an M&A Integration Manager at Corning. She describes how to best conduct and approach cultural assessments as well as common missteps she’s seen in the process and how to overcome them.
“How do the employees get work done? How do they interact with one another? How do they approach decision making? Once you are armed with this information and understand the unwritten rules of engagement within a company, you are better positioned to make strategic decisions and approach the merger in a way that supports preserving the value of the deal.” - Dawn White

Dawn is part of a team at Corning that’s responsible for launching and maintaining the organization's strategic growth, integration success and change management.

On this episode, Dawn explains the importance of conducting cultural assessments during M&A transactions and explores how these assessments can lead to stronger deal outcomes, increased value creation and an overall happier and more productive workforce.

Dawn White

Dawn White is the Manager of M&A Integration - Corporate Development at Corning Incorporated. She is a certified PMP project manager, Six Sigma black belt, and Prosci trained change practitioner. Dawn easily transitions between program management, process improvement, and change management roles. She is passionate about leading transformation initiatives and have a proven track record of solving problems, launching new initiatives, and leading teams to “make things happen

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