Announcement Day Suggestions

September 19, 2022
by a searcher from Arizona State University - W. P. Carey School of Business in Redwood City, CA, USA
We are close to closing our deal and are thinking about how to ensure a smooth transition with employees. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to make this day positive and exciting for employees? Any other closing and post close tips would be greatly appreciated.
from University of Colorado at Boulder in Georgetown, CO 80444, USA
from IE Business School in Munich, Germany
1. Leave the first word to the founder/owner to explain their reasoning and to give you credibility in explaining why he chose you as his successor.
2. Keep your intro very short and humble - don’t make this moment about yourself! Only about how big of a step this is for you as well and give reassurance about which things will stay the same (if you can).
3. You will have to introduce yourself at least once more to everyone at a later stage again, because they will be shocked in the moment and may not even listen to you once you start your introduction.