When & How To ‘Sell’ Being Acquired
Over the past four months, during my many daily conversations with executives in the health and human service field, I've been struck by a common "blind spot" in strategic thinking. This started in December when CVS announced they are acquiring Aetna (see CVS Health To Buy Aetna For $77 Billion). Then we had the Amazon announcement—Amazon is joining Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to form an independent health care company to provide services for their United States employees (see Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway & J.P. Morgan Chase To Form Independent Health Care Company). And, Humana (and . . .