Integrating 3 Departments to Save $8 Million
The Challenge
A manufacturing and engineering company decided to consolidate two of its business units, which included merging three separate communication operations into one. Each of these departments had existed for more than 10 years, with long-standing staff members and distinct cultures.
Our role
I worked with the senior leader to develop a transition plan, exercises, and materials for a series of leader workshops. The purpose of the workshops was to define a joint vision for the department, define the type of culture the team wanted to build across locations, identify short- and long-term goals, and define metrics to measure progress.
Results
- Based on feedback from leaders and their teams, the integration was conducted in a way that combined the best ideas from each location.
- The new culture was a hybrid of the original cultures, which reinforced the value of the work they did as individuals and as an entire team.
- Morale improved across the new organization.
- The integration resulted in an $8 million cost reduction for the company.