Cibles & Réseaux, in association with our American Partner, Crenshaw Associates, offers several ways to support you in the US market:
1 - Top Leadership
- How to identify the right motivations, competencies and risks of a candidate for expatriation?
- How to help a European understand American culture, rules and norms?
- Your new U.S. leader: Retain current CEO? Hire from a competitor? Find a bicultural French-American? Promote internally?
- How to construct his or her compensation package and performance incentives?
- How to prepare a succession plan for this new CEO? What coaching will be necessary for his or her replacement?
- Should you provide outplacement support to a departing CEO?
2 - Senior Management
- How to evaluate the competence and loyalty of management in a potential acquisition?
- How to gauge the effectiveness of a management team or executive committee?
- On what criteria will you base the creation or modification of this new management team?
- How will you assure the enrichment and transfer of knowledge between the local team and the European teams?
3 - Management Development
- Require coaching to integrate the different cultures when a merger or acquisition occurs?
- Ensure the successful promotion of a “high potential specialist” to a management position with coaching support?
- Provide a temporary “impatriation” of an American manager to the European headquarters, to coach and prepare him/her for future increased responsibilities in the local business unit?
- Identify a development plan for career paths of high potentials which may include becoming a board of director on an American corporate board?
4 - Board of Directors
- How to put together a Board of Directors that effectively integrates the cultural norms of both sides of the Atlantic?
- How to evaluate the quality of a Board, and how well it represents your company values and goals?
- What criteria are needed to select the right backgrounds and personalities of these new Directors?
- How does one guarantee the independence of Board members? And how does one identify and manage their potential conflicts of interest?
- What is the best way to ensure the successful integration of an expatriated CEO into a Board, taking into consideration the role, as well as personal and professional stakes?
5 - Specific Missions in the U.S.
Cibles & Réseaux / Crenshaw Associates can help you realize the potential of your US venture by resolving specific human issues – related to the assessment, performance and development of your key people.
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