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Every new way of working asks people to give something up.

Hybrid policies, new team structures, new tools: every new way of working takes something away as well as adding something. We help you name the loss honestly and show what people gain.

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A free first call. You bring the subject, we bring how we’d approach it.

Sound familiar?

“The new way of working asks people to give something up, and nobody has acknowledged what they’ll lose.”
“People hear ’flexibility’ and think ’fewer desks’.”
“The new team structure looks good on the chart. People miss the old one.”
“We talk about benefits. People talk about what they’ve lost.”

What good looks like

People hear the full picture: what they gain, what they lose, and why you think the trade is worth it. Because nobody pretended it was painless, they trust the rest of what you say.

How to introduce new ways of working, honestly

Every new way of working, whether hybrid working, a new team structure or a new tool, takes something away as well as adding something. People notice the loss first.

  1. 1

    Name what people give up

    A desk, a routine, a team, a way of doing things they were good at. Say it out loud. People accept a loss more easily than being told there isn’t one.

  2. 2

    Explain why

    Say what the old way couldn’t do and what the new one makes possible, with examples from their own work.

  3. 3

    Make the new norms specific

    “Collaborate more” is not a way of working. Spell out the practical rules: when people meet, how decisions get made, what’s expected in a day.

  4. 4

    Give everyone one shared method

    New ways of working stick when everyone uses the same approach. Our problem-solving course gave a whole company one standard, learnt on a car that won’t start.

  5. 5

    Review and adjust

    Agree when you’ll look again, and change what isn’t working. It shows the new way is designed for people, not imposed on them.

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Proof

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What are you asking people to give up?

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