Featured Diagnostic

Your M&A deal closed.
Now protect the value.

The deal assumed your key people would stay. But 72 hours after close, recruiters are already calling. Do you know who’s at risk—and what it will cost if they leave?

30 minutes · No obligation · We’ll assess fit together

The Flight Risk Assessment

Identify
01
Map the people who actually create the value—the roles and individuals whose departure would hurt.
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Assess
02
Assess flight risk and calculate cost-of-loss based on role criticality, market demand, and early warning signals.
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Act
03
Get a prioritized retention playbook: who needs attention, what kind, and when.

Clarity in 2 weeks—not 2 months.

The Risk No One Modeled

Due diligence covered the numbers.
Who covered the people?

The deal gets analyzed in exhaustive detail—financials, operations, market position. But talent risk—who actually creates the value, and what happens when they leave—rarely gets the same rigor.

47%
of key talent leave within 12 months of an acquisition
— Ernst & Young
Up to 213%
of annual salary to replace a senior-level leader
— Center for American Progress
70%
of acquisitions fail to deliver the value they expected
— McKinsey & Company

The Assessment

Know who’s at risk before they’re gone.

A focused engagement that gives you clarity on your talent risk—and a concrete plan to address it.

2-week engagement Minimal disruption Executive-ready deliverables

Key Talent Identification

A clear map of critical roles and the individuals whose departure would materially impact operations, client relationships, and the value of the business.

Flight Risk Assessment

Individual risk assessment based on role criticality, market demand, retention indicators, and early warning signals.

Cost-of-Loss Calculation

Dollar-value impact for each key talent departure—so you can make informed decisions about retention investment.

Retention Action Plan

Prioritized recommendations with specific intervention strategies—not a 50-page report, but a playbook you need to act on to keep your key people.

Who This Is For

CEOs & Executive Teams

You’re leading through the change—and you can’t afford to lose the people who actually make the business work.

Integration Leaders

You’re responsible for making this transition work—and you need to know where the people risk actually lives.

Newly Acquired Leadership

You’ve just been acquired. Your people want to know what this means for them—and you need answers on retention risk, fast.

How It Works

1

Discovery Conversation

We start with a focused conversation about your deal, timeline, and what’s keeping you up at night. No prep work required.

2

Data and Insight Gathering

We work with existing data and conduct targeted conversations—minimal disruption to your team while surfacing what matters.

3

Analysis and Assessment

Key talent identified, flight risk assessed, cost-of-loss calculated. Clear criteria, not just gut feel.

4

Action Plan Delivery

You receive an executive-ready deliverable: who’s at risk, what it costs, and exactly what to do next.

About

Jenn Barr, SPHR

After watching a company lose half its value in the year after a sale—not because the numbers were wrong, but because the wrong people walked out the door—I stopped assuming anyone was asking the hard questions about talent.

The financial side gets exhaustive due diligence—the models, the projections, the numbers. But almost no one validates who actually creates the value they just paid for.

I’ve spent 26 years helping organizations navigate high-stakes transitions—restructures, integrations, leadership changes. What I’ve learned: the difference between a deal that delivers and one that destroys value almost always comes down to people decisions made in the first 90 days.

SPHR Certified Prosci Change Management 26 Years in Practice

Ready to protect what makes the business work?

Let’s talk about your situation. If there’s a fit, I’ll tell you.
If there’s not, I’ll tell you that too.

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30 minutes · No obligation · We’ll assess fit together