042: Christophe Van Gampelaere; Why Global MAs Fail?

About This Week's Guest Christophe Van Gampelaere Christophe Van Gampelaere is the Belgian partner at Global PMI Partners, the only global consultancy focused exclusively on international merger integrations and carve-outs. Christophe Van Gampelaere's three tips for becoming more culturally competent are: * Read. Read books from Geert Hofstede Erin Meyer and others when it comes to culture (see the links below). In other words, educate yourself. Know where you are yourself when it comes to cultural differences. * Institutionalize culture in the M&A pre-deal negotiations. * When you're communicating with different cultures, after the M&A deal has been signed, take into account that different cultures communicate differently and that you should do too. Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode: * Website: http://gpmip.com * Books by professor Geert Hofstede * Books by Erin Meyer Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes or Stitcher, Click here, or here (or click any of the images below). How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: * Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail * Email me at [email protected] * Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!