Indra Nooyi
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
If it goes well, give it to the team that worked on it.
Cover for them.
Provide the air cover.
But don't try to take the credit yourself because the more you take the credit yourself, people go, she just wants to look good.
Just say, guys, I've got your back.
We've done all the thinking, discussion.
We looked at this from every perspective.
Go make it happen.
If something goes wrong, I got your back.
Your people feel empowered.
As default, the acquisition logic should be correct.
Don't do deals just because it's sexy to do a deal or you're trying to buy some short-term growth or profitability.
If you do it for the wrong reason, they will not work out.
Second, any acquisition, the deal process is just 10% of the whole process.
The whole work is in the post-merger integration.
How do you integrate the acquired company into your company?
How do you extract the synergies?
How do you build a new culture?
How do you absorb them?
People don't pay enough attention to that.