COVERSTORY The bottom line is, mergers and acquisitions give birth to new opportunities to sharpen learning and development. can drive strategic use of learning technology, versus the more traditional, heavy reliance on in-house trainings. A few ways: * Level up to a tier 1, cloud-based learning management system. * Offer more virtual trainings to reduce travel costs and time out of the field. * Adopt learning reinforcement email campaigns to enhance knowledge pull-through & retention aer POA meetings. e bottom line is, mergers and acquisitions give birth to new opportunities to sharpen learning and development. Bringing It All Together e feverish M&A pace is not going to slow down. So, what can we control? Our focus on performance, agility and motivation to provide solutions to the new challenges. And, let's not forget to leverage the tremendous LTEN network and peer insights on how to thrive amid change. ■ Merrill Collier is director of management development and access/payer training at Depomed. Email Merrill at mcollier@depomed.com. This article expresses the personal perspectives of the author. 20 FOCUS | Summer 2017 | www.L-TEN.orghttp://www.L-TEN.org