Driving the Car While Changing the Tires | HR Integration During Hyper-Growth: A Healthcare Acquisitions Case Study

Our latest article explores what it takes for HR Shared Services leaders to integrate new teams, systems, and processes while still delivering accurate payroll, clear benefits, and a reliable employee experience.

In this article, Stacy Marshall, Director, HR Shared Service & Systems, People Analytics and HR Programs at Lifemark Health Group, shares how HR leaders can treat integration as a repeatable capability rather than a series of one-off projects. For HR leaders managing growth, transformation, or restructuring, the value is practical: it shows how to protect trust, reduce disruption, and scale with more consistency.

Key Takeaways:

• Communicate clearly during integration - employees need confidence in what is changing, what stays the same, and what happens next
• Protect trust at critical moments - payroll, benefits, onboarding, and access issues can quickly damage confidence
• Standardize with intention - create consistency where it matters most without flattening local culture
• Build repeatable integration models - clear ownership and structured processes reduce risk as growth accelerates

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