May 22, 2007
It's one of the big problems facing organisations that merge - how to ensure that employee cultures do not clash.
Nationwide Building Society and Portman Building Society are taking steps - this week - to "increase their understanding of each other's organisations prior to their planned merger on 28 August".
The two building societies (equivalent to credit unions, for Guru's North American readers) are planning a week-long quiz asking employees of each organisation about the other.
A spokesperson for Nationwide said:
The quiz will cover areas such as history of the societies, business performance, people and products. Prizes of £100 will be awarded to the winners. We see this as the perfect vehicle to enhance our programme of integration.
A week-long quiz seems excessive to Guru, who got bored of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? after two shows.
