May 2025

Profound Uncertainty and Anxiety: The acquisition can create deep uncertainty about future roles, job security, and organizational priorities. Particularly if  the workforce is new to M&A, as they lack prior experience or mental models for navigating this specific type of change. This uncertainty significantly decreases job satisfaction, organizational commitment, performance, and motivation, while increasing emotional […]

In times of economic turbulence, uncertainty becomes a constant companion at work. We have learned that our brains and bodies have evolved to handle change – but only up to a point. Neuroscience tells us the brain is hardwired to reduce uncertainty by learning from the past and predicting the future. When outcomes deviate from