I posted this picture on LinkedIn a week ago together with some open questions in hope for some engagement on the interesting subject of merger integration - one of the most challenging and critical phases related to M&A. It seemed to resonate well with the views of those who dared to comment or like. We had a few good comment exchanges and now I’d like to summarize the thinking behind the picture, including the views provided. If you have some other views to add, you´re welc

The price or cost of interim and consulting services is often difficult to understand. Your comparable executive compensation may for example be 150 K€/year. Divided by work days that makes ca 700 €/day. An interim executive or consultant most likely charges much more than that. Why's that? For one, you didn't compare apple-to-apple. You missed part of the costs related to the executive compensation above. The general opinion appears to be that it's expensive to use these kin