David BoydinThe Agile GorillaTo diagnose or not to diagnose?The usual story about consultants checking your watch and telling you what time it is, has preoccupied us for a while now…primarily because…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaIn M&A you should use cultural as well as strategic changeSince we started in the field of mergers and acquisitions in the 1990’s we’ve been conducting ‘cultural assessments’. These evolved from…Jan 24, 2020Jan 24, 2020
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaA question of learning the skill…not the drill…Part IISep 25, 2019Sep 25, 2019
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaA question of learning the skill…not the drill…Part ISep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaFinancial services love for fintech –unrequited?Large consulting firms buying / investing in small specialistsSep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaThe big myth in post-acquisition integrationIf there’s one consistent message that we’ve heard over the last 15 years of doing post acquisition integration, it’s this:Aug 28, 20191Aug 28, 20191
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaThe ebb and flow — marathon runners required!Have you ever met someone who was an exceptional sprinter and an equally good marathon runner?Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaWhy you (the target) need to own the post-deal plans, not the acquirer…Property sales have always served us well as an analogy to explain mergers, acquisitions and the different roles people play. The…Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaUnchallenged Series #4: Cost synergies are worth more than revenue synergiesIt’s remarkable how this concept has remained unchallenged for all the years that we’ve been doing post merger integration work. We…Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
David BoydinThe Agile GorillaAll that is written cannot be changed…the tablets of stone of the business case!In what other walk of life can you imagine a situation where the thoughts, analysis and assumptions of one person (or perhaps a small…Apr 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019
