https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/strategic_execution.xml Strategic Execution www.executiongurus.com www.executiongurus.com In the Strategic Execution podcast, we offer advice and insights on how to deliver success in major transformations such as post-merger integrations and 100-day plans using fewer resources than you have been led to believe you need and yielding a healthier company than you imagined was possible. This podcast comes to you from the Execution Gurus - Harry Gray and Greg Calaman - with over 40 years between us leading major transformations, including post-merger integrations, in companies from the middle market to the Fortune 50, on behalf of boards and investors. episodic Execution Gurus podcast Copyright 2026 Strategic Execution Copyright 2026 Strategic Execution Execution Gurus greg@executiongurus.com www.executiongurus.com https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/562010-358123.png Strategic Execution Blubrry Podcasting: https://www.blubrry.com/ false http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 6f3770fb-86f7-5e22-a615-51550379eb23 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:29:29 -0400 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:29:29 -0400 IT Clean Teams 6 https://blubrry.com/strategic_execution/36624188/it-clean-teams/ 36624188 http://www.blubrry.com/strategic_execution/36624188/it-clean-teams/ Execution Gurus Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:29:29 -0400 The Execution Gurus chat with special guest Nate Raymond, who leads the IT Clean Teams practice at Credera - a technology consulting firm.  We discuss the essential strategic role IT plays in any successful acquisition and the importance of an IT clean team approach to pressure test valuation assumptions surrounding Information Technology in M&A deals.  Our exploration considers pitfalls and performance gaps and prescribes best practices that combine execution orientation with a precise methodology for validating IT synergies.

 

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]]> 0:10:08 false Strategic Outthinking 5 full A Cyber Guru's Lesson for Protecting Integrations 4 http://media.blubrry.com/strategic_execution/content.blubrry.com/strategic_execution/A_Cyber_Guru_s_Lessons_for_Protecting_Integrations-6_19_18_7_18_AM.m4a 34904386 http://www.blubrry.com/strategic_execution/34904386/a-cyber-gurus-lesson-for-protecting-integrations/ Execution Gurus Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:01:43 -0400 The Execution Gurus interview one of our distinguished collaborators - Bob Gourley - the former CTO and Head of Cyber for the Defense Intelligence Agency and a recognized thought leader in technology and cyber security who has advised many companies on cyber matters.  We chat with Bob in the studio about strategies for quelling rising anxiety around cyber threats for boards, investors, and c-teams in companies planning for or in the midst of strategic change or global initiatives, such as a merger integration. Bob shares essential guidance for such situations that will help keep strategic initiatives on track by avoiding cyber pitfalls and establishing effective cyber planning and mitigation.

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]]> 0:05:26 false Anticipatory Communications 3 full Mergers & Functional Integration 2 https://blubrry.com/strategic_execution/33891559/mergers-functional-integration/ 33891559 http://www.blubrry.com/strategic_execution/33891559/mergers-functional-integration/ Execution Gurus Thu, 10 May 2018 23:28:00 -0400 In this week's Strategic Execution podcast, we examine the integration of functions during a merger, how the type of merger factors into synergy expectations, and the two types of integration approaches for functions.  We cover the impacts - positive and negative - of the two approaches and discuss how these played out in real world examples from our work leading mergers and acquisition support on behalf of boards and investors.

]]> 0:10:27 false Mergers & Functional Integration 2 full Mergers & CEOs 1 https://blubrry.com/strategic_execution/33143236/mergers-ceos/ 33143236 http://www.blubrry.com/strategic_execution/33143236/mergers-ceos/ Execution Gurus Wed, 11 Apr 2018 22:44:00 -0400 In today's inaugural Strategic Execution podcast from the Execution Gurus, we explore how to gauge whether or not a CEO has what it takes to successfully oversee a merger in an investor-driven company.  We touch on the key characteristics investors and boards should be evaluating, the potential impact of failing to make a solid assessment early on, and some examples from our own real world experience leading mergers and acquisitions on behalf of boards and investors.

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