by The Emmerich Group | Jul 2, 2026 | Bank Acquisitions, Effective Leadership, Employee Motivation, High Performance, Profitability and Growth
Most bank executives assume merger success depends on due diligence, legal documents, and a well-written strategic plan. The evidence tells a different story. Research shows that 70–90% of mergers fail to deliver their intended value—not because the financial analysis...
by The Emmerich Group | Sep 24, 2025 | Bank Acquisitions, Creating an Accountability Culture, Culture, Effective Leadership, Employee Engagement, High Performance, Managing Employees, Profitability and Growth, Sales & Marketing
Most Bank Mergers Fail. Here’s What the Top 1% Do Differently. Your plan won’t save you.
Not in a merger. Not in disruption. Not when the pressure’s on.
Because plans don’t execute themselves—people do. And if your culture can’t carry the weight, the whole thing...
by Shaun Heuerman | Oct 25, 2018 | Bank Acquisitions
I believe everyone wants to be good at what they do. In this episode, I’ll show you how to avoid the two years of “we-they” game playing that happens after an acquisition that robs the deal of any potential of a positive ROI. If you’re the kind of leader: Who...
by Shaun Heuerman | Oct 18, 2018 | Bank Acquisitions
I believe you deserve to hang on to the customers you just paid for in an acquisition. In this episode, I’ll show you how you can avoid the customer runoff that is “accepted” as the “way it is” and instead hang on to those customers AND make them profitable. If...
by Shaun Heuerman | Oct 11, 2018 | Bank Acquisitions
I believe a good acquisition should be “normalized” in within a quarter—and quickly profitable. In this episode, I’ll share with you a few elements of a system we use with our clients that have allowed for them to normalize the culture and get everyone playing...
by Shaun Heuerman | Sep 27, 2018 | Bank Acquisitions
I believe everyone goes into an acquisition hopeful. Unfortunately, for too many banks, the acquisition becomes a profit-sucking, culture destroying, two-year battle of “we versus they.” In this episode, I’ll show you how to protect yourself from what...
