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Description

Corporate Mergers: Anticipating People Impacts, Supporting Teams and Maintaining Dialogue

Two days to support your teams when the organisation merges or restructures

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

A merger or a major reorganisation unsettles established reference points. Teams start asking about roles reporting lines and working conditions while line managers hold only partial information. Rumour fills the space left empty and key talent begins to look elsewhere.

These two days focus on the human dimension of such operations. You will work on reading the impacts on the organisation sequencing information preparing frontline managers and supporting teams coming from different corporate cultures.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the people impacts of a merger integration or reorganisation project
  • Map the employee populations concerned and the key points requiring attention
  • Build an information plan aligned with each stage of the project
  • Prepare frontline managers to answer questions from their teams
  • Anticipate the risk of losing business-critical skills

What makes this programme different

A merger integration case study runs as a common thread across both days
Dedicated sessions on the questions that cannot yet be answered
A support plan template completed for your own organisational context

Programme

1Reading the people impacts of the project

Beyond the organisation chart

  • Analysing the effects on roles and reporting lines
  • Identifying the most exposed employee populations
  • Differences in practice between the entities involved
  • Employee relations considerations to identify early

2Informing when you cannot say everything

Rumour fills the vacuum

  • Sequencing information according to project progress
  • Messages that hold up when decisions are not yet made
  • Responding to questions that remain unanswered
  • Coordination between executive leadership and frontline management

3Supporting teams through the transition

Working despite uncertainty

  • Individual reactions observed during the transition period
  • Maintaining activity and day-to-day reference points
  • Supporting frontline managers who are also affected
  • Retaining business-critical skills

4Making different cultures work together

After signing comes daily reality

  • Confronting differing practices and working habits
  • Gradual harmonisation of operating rules
  • Forming the new teams and working pairs
  • Review points and warning signals to monitor

Who is it for

Human resources managers project leads and line managers involved in a merger integration or reorganisation project.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.