The Economist recently showed how many firms are uniting for financial gain in some areas … and then competing frantically for financial advantages in others. It’s a bit like people joining forces to win a war but then competing to win key battles.
Can this approach work?
More importantly … 
Are leaders equipped with skills to bring cultural differences together?
If you agree that joint endeavors can inspire excellence and challenge growth for your bottom line, you’ll likely also agree that distinctive skills come in handy to make profitability happen. In brain based approaches … these critical tools are smart skills.
Few would deny that successful merges are becoming increasingly urgent as leaders unite to adjust for turbulent times. Most also go along with the fact that human brains possess top tools to collaborate effectively at the peaks.
Would you agree though, that it takes unique skills to reconcile differences across cultures, backgrounds, departments, ages, IQs, locations, genders, and capabilities?
No question … cultural merges can help your firm step past mediocrity and into rejuvenation … when leaders come equipped with tools for rejuvenation. Could it happen where you work?
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