You left off my biggest learning, this is mostly about public company M&A - ALL of the revenue of the acquired company goes to growth in the year it was acquired. This can give you a nice bump to your growth story but can also make future years growth needs more acute. Modeling the growth plans against shareholder value expectations and guiding appropriately is a key part of the puzzle and one that I think Bill McDermott is uniquely skilled in (I'd put Doug Kehring in this elite group as well)
Hi Thomas - great article! Not sure if you remember me, but I was on Tara O'Sullivan's marketing team at Immedis prior to the UKG acquisition, leading public and analyst relations. I really enjoyed working with Immedis. Glad to see that Richard Limpkin and Tiffany Appleby are still with the core team at UKG.
I'm freelancing now as a PR/AR consultant. I've continued working with Tara at various HR Tech companies - PepTalk and Omnipresent. I'm glad I've been able to continue working in the industry. Hope things are going well for you and your clients.
You left off my biggest learning, this is mostly about public company M&A - ALL of the revenue of the acquired company goes to growth in the year it was acquired. This can give you a nice bump to your growth story but can also make future years growth needs more acute. Modeling the growth plans against shareholder value expectations and guiding appropriately is a key part of the puzzle and one that I think Bill McDermott is uniquely skilled in (I'd put Doug Kehring in this elite group as well)
A well-written article as always. I enjoy reading your writing!
Hi Thomas - great article! Not sure if you remember me, but I was on Tara O'Sullivan's marketing team at Immedis prior to the UKG acquisition, leading public and analyst relations. I really enjoyed working with Immedis. Glad to see that Richard Limpkin and Tiffany Appleby are still with the core team at UKG.
Indeed. Lovely to hear from you
I'm freelancing now as a PR/AR consultant. I've continued working with Tara at various HR Tech companies - PepTalk and Omnipresent. I'm glad I've been able to continue working in the industry. Hope things are going well for you and your clients.