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Karen Thomas-Bland, founder at Seven, regularly writes and speaks on the subjects of business transformation, M&A integration, executive boards and leadership. We also contribute to leading business websites and publications.
Karen Thomas-Bland, founder and director at London based management consultancy Seven Transformation, outlines for the CFO website how finance leaders should map their buy and build strategies to avoid a maturity gap to wide to close.
Karen Thomas-Bland, founder of Seven Transformation, speaks to Raconteur about Business Transformation and the signs a transformation is going to derail well before completion.
Karen Thomas-Bland, Founder of Seven Transformation, speak to Naomi Shragai, business psychotherapist and author of ‘The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life’, about good (and bad) ways to leave a job.
The cost of getting a transformation wrong in all these scenarios ranges from lower growth, reputational damage and job loss. With only 30% of business transformations achieving their intended outcomes, the stakes couldn’t be higher. So how do you do this?.
Karen Thomas-Bland, Founder of Seven Transformation, a business transformation consultancy based in London, talks to us about her career so far, her management philosophy and how she equips her staff with the necessary skills and knowledge.
As mergers and acquisitions deals become more complex, technology integration becomes critically important. Despite its underpinning role, it’s often an aspect of integration that isn’t prioritised early on, is under-resourced and is an area where costs can quickly spiral out of control.
Karen Thomas-Bland, Founder of Seven Transformation, talks to Intelligent CXO about her career so far, her management philosophy and how she equips her staff with the necessary skills and knowledge.
As the M&A environment remains hot, traditional banks are facing increasing disruption from private equity firms and digital-native banks. In the article below Karen Thomas-Bland explores the three critical factors in an M&A deal: Ego, Culture & Learning.
Read Karen Thomas-Bland’s article in CEO Today Magazine on how boards can spot and deal with leaders with the dark triad.