The best strategy is the one you can implement. No matter how brilliant or elegant a strategy – or proposed merger or acquisition – is, it is worthless until effectively implemented. Supporting the experience of numerous management teams, research has found that most organizations experience significant “value leakage” – on average almost 40 percent – of their strategies’ and deals’ potential value because of poor and slow execution.

To address this pervasive issue, Tim Galpin brings over three-decades as a thought leader and industry pioneer in strategy execution and M&A integration, developing in the mid-1990s the now industry standard Cadence of Accountability programme management process, along with several ground-breaking tools, including the Cultural Due Diligence and Alignment Matrix (included in the book The Best Ideas of the Top Management Thinkers), Key Talent Retention and Re-engagement Matrix, and Communications Planning Matrix.

Tim combines practical knowledge and experience with proven approaches and pragmatic tools in his teaching and consulting to organisations in various industries around the world, helping them successfully plan, implement and accelerate complex efforts including strategy formulation and execution, M&A due diligence and post-deal integration, organisational transformation, and culture change.

Tim’s consulting, speaking and training topics include:

  • Winning at the Acquisition Game – Best practices across the M&A process
  • Maximising Your Strategy’s Full Potential – How to accelerate strategy implementation
  • Cultural Transformation that Works – Organisational levers for culture change

Tim’s clients have included numerous Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies such as Novo Nordisk, Verizon, Newmont Mining, Harrods, UBS, Bank of America, Woodward, Tampa Electric, Macrovision, and Cargill.

If you are looking for a ‘light-touch’ advisor, Tim’s coaching approach to his consulting engagements leverages your internal talent and resources rather than inundating your organisation with armies of junior consultants.

Tim has also served as an Expert Witness in various M&A litigation cases. His services include research, report/brief preparation, and deposition and testimony.

Tim has authored six management books and numerous articles for publications including: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy & Leadership, Journal of Business Strategy, and Corporate Governance.  Tim is also a Contributing Editor of Strategy & Leadership and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Business Strategy. Tim Galpin’s latest books are Winning at the Acquisition Game and The Strategist’s Handbook both published by Oxford University Press.

Tim has been featured on CNBC, Reuters Television, National Public Radio, and quoted in various publications throughout the world including the Financial Times, Bloomberg, NY Times, and Wired.

Tim Galpin holds a Ph.D. in Organization Development from UCLA and is a former Instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

University of Oxford Podcasts – Future of Business

We sit down with Timothy Galpin to discuss what drives M&A, the problems encountered, and the waves of M&A over the years.

Listen to tim Galpin discuss – M&A: Past, Present and the Future

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The Guru Guide: The best ideas of the top management thinkers

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ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a global network enabling connections between researchers, their contributions, and their affiliations. Click here to view Tim Galpin’s ORCID profile and list of publications.