Dreamworks

Sometimes we feel we’re ‘stuck’ in life, and maybe even feel a little confused about what we really want to do in life. It isn’t impossible to figure it out, and one way of accomplishing this is by interpreting our dreams.

Successful Merger Synergies – How To Make It Work

“We tend to overestimate what we can accomplish in a day and underestimate what we can accomplish in a year.”

This is particularly true in the case of mergers or acquisitions. Recently, a company I founded, EMJ, was acquired by SYNNEX. Prior to that EMJ had acquired 12 other companies. The following is a list of lessons I have learned on how to do a successful merger.

1. Challenge assumptions: Most management thinks all companies work more or less the same. This is not…