“It’s just a minor restructure” said no calendar ever

14/10/2025 49 min Temporada 3 Episodio 20
“It’s just a minor restructure” said no calendar ever

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In our second change management episode, Danielle pulls apart the myth of the “minor” restructure and lay out a practical way to change without breaking the work. From function mapping and ministerial comms to union engagement and the “fourth trimester”, we consider how to make change stick with clarity and care.why six to nine months is realistic for restructuresfunction before form and mapping real workaligning vision to delivery using bottom‑up designministers and boards as informed stakeholders, not decidersthe centralise versus localise accordion and trade‑offsmiddle managers as the glue of changenaming unknowns, iteration, and review cyclesworking with unionsplumbing and HR sequencing that stalls programsafter ‘go‑live’ habits, SOPs, and consistent standardswhat’s up for grabs versus non‑negotiable boundarieslogistics people actually care about: seats, commutes, WFH.This podcast was recorded on Kaurna land, and we recognise Kaurna elders past and present. Always was, always will be. Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers....While we have tried to be as thorough in our research as busy full time jobs and lives allow, we definitely don’t guarantee that we’ve got all the details right.Please feel free to email us corrections, episode suggestions, or anything else, at [email protected] to PanPot audio for our intro and outro music. 'Til next time!

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