Managing During Mergers and Acquisitions (Part 2 of 2)

I can't seem to download it Mike,

I can't seem to download it Mike, reports an error about invalid username or something?

Andrew, Our podcast hosting provider

Andrew,

Our podcast hosting provider is having network issues (ugh). I've temporarily redirected downloads for the latest show to the Manager Tools server.

Sorry for the troubles ... hopefully this will be resolved soon.

regards,
Mike

I can't seem to download any of your

I can't seem to download any of your podcasts. One of the many error messages I recieved complained about an invalid login. When I went to the webasite and tried to manualy download the file "Manager-Too-2006-08-28.mp3" the ystem error message was " Site was not found. Make sure address is correct, and try again." Any help you can give will be appreciated.

Lynne

As of 12:00 noon EST, all should be ok

As of 12:00 noon EST, all should be ok ... thanks for your patience!

Mike

Mike, I was able to downlod the

Mike,

I was able to downlod the weekly cast a about 5:30 PM CDT. But I'm using this URL xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. to try to subscribe to the members only cast and iTunes tells me it's not on the server.

Glenn, I'm not certain what's

Glenn,

I'm not certain what's happening there ... I checked the feed you gave (I blanked it out above for obvious reasons) and all seems to be working fine. Can you give me the specific error message as reported by iTunes?

thanks,
Mike

The most valuable concept I found in

The most valuable concept I found in this cast was the portion on briefing your business. Since I'm not currently facing a merger/acquisition, nor do I anticipate one in the near future, this concept jumped out at me as applicable in all times and in all places. I am consistently impressed with the value and applicability of your content.

Our pleasure. That business briefing

Our pleasure. That business briefing ought to be more standard for everyone - it's a great way to say, "I'm running my org like a business, and I know what our issues are."

It's a privilege and a blast to serve you.

Mark

About the iTunes error, I got one today

About the iTunes error, I got one today too. The error says that I wasn't listening (because its in my iPod) so it stopped the subscription. You can click on the ! mark and reset it.

Well, I am the lucky one that is in the

Well, I am the lucky one that is in the middle of a merger/acquisition (as the acuired). This could not have been more timely and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I listened to this cast on the way to work on Monday. Two hours later my current VP sent me an email asking me to brief a VP of the new organization on my area. Can you get more timely than that? Having this cast in front of me sure is going to make my presentation much better. Thank you so much!

Dan- Niiiice! Glad it worked out so

Dan-

Niiiice! Glad it worked out so well.

Mark

I've been through 9 mergers and

I've been through 9 mergers and acquisitions and thought I knew everything until I listened to this cast - as usual, you provide listeners with common sense, practical and effective advice for succeeding through this type of change.

You mentioned on the podcast that you have posted a template for briefing your business on the premium content portion of the site. Is this site operational?

jtp0418, We're close on the

jtp0418,

We're close on the premium content, but working through one final technical issue (SSL certificates). Unfortunately, we can't do without this one ... I figure that collecting credit card info via insecure methods probably won't win us many friends ;-)

thanks!
Mike

Security is our friend. :-) Keep it up.

Security is our friend. :-) Keep it up. I am really anxious for the premium content on this one since I going through this today! No pressure!

Dan

Please start charging for this Podcast.

Please start charging for this Podcast. What I have learned to date is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in training dollars, and I feel a need to give back :)

I would feel a lot better if I knew you two were being rewarded for your work and were profiting from your knowledge sharing.

I feel this for purely selfish reasons..I want the podcast to continue.

For now.. "Thank You" for making me a better manager

Wow ... Hard not to like that comment!

Wow ... Hard not to like that comment! :-)

Thanks, Ron!

I have had the pleasure and displeasure

I have had the pleasure and displeasure of being a new hire, then on the winning losing side of a merger and then on the , "what were they thinking" side of a merger and through it all I survived. I have yet to listen to this topic as I am trying real hard to listen to you podcasts in order. I know it is not essential, but I have found that a lot of your casts build on things talked about in previous casts and listening to them out of order does'nt allow me to get all of what you have to convey. I also think you should consider selling your casts on cd's with accompanying materials. For as may people listen to both of you through this media, many more are not technical enough or just plain missing because they see ipods as toys. I got mine because of long commutes to a previous job and could not stand listening to the trash on the radio. I got into books on tape. Your casts if edited right could be converted into that media and would be just as big there as it is here.

All- Many thanks for all the kind

All-

Many thanks for all the kind words about this cast, as well as the encouragement regarding premium content. We're doing our best to give you what you want, we promise!

Mark

Read an article yesterday from a guy

Read an article yesterday from a guy that researches the business workplace, Gen X'ers, Gen Y'ers, Baby Boomers and the like-gathering data as to what they're looking for in the workplace and the like. Right at the top of his list of necessities for employees---Regularly conversations or in other words the ONE ON ONE. Now I know I'm not telling Mike and Mark anything at all here, I just mention this because you've really given us one of the major keys to the kingdom by showing regular joes like me why OOO's are necessary, how to use them properly and make them work well. I'm very grateful you're sharing your time and talent with Manager Tools. I know I'm oversimplifying here but I think everything flows down from the OOO. If you're not using them, do it now. It's made a world of difference for me.

After listening to the two parts of

After listening to the two parts of this podcast, I do believe that managers need to get this to heart all the time. Medium/Small companies time to time go after senior managers to "fix" the division/Company. In my experience, such times are a gate for such "new Managers" to bring additional players to have a better control of their operations. In such time, the advices and strategy you presented in this podcast are in my mind an excellent way to boost your image and not became a manager to be "replaced"

Mike and Mark, I am looking for the

Mike and Mark,
I am looking for the template for the briefing you mentioned in M&A Podcast. Should I be looking somewhere else?

Fellow Manager Tool Listeners, Don't

Fellow Manager Tool Listeners,

Don't make the mistake I made by missing this podcast because you are not currently involved in a Merger or Acquisition. Everything in this podcast applies to internal re-organizations which is a much more frequent occurrence in corporate life

I concur 100%. These are great casts.

I concur 100%. These are great casts.

John