Why Most Restructurings Fail Quietly
Restructurings rarely fail in public. They fail in the gap between the announcement and the operating reality six months later.
The pattern
- The plan is announced before it is fully understood
- Decisions are batched into a single event, then reversed individually
- Senior leaders are asked to lead change they did not help design
- The operating cadence is not redesigned to match the new structure
What works instead
- A small set of decisions, taken decisively, defended publicly
- Senior leaders accountable for delivery, not for endorsement
- An operating cadence that makes the new structure visible weekly
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