Andy Winter, Helene Usherwood, Jeremy Shute: Redundancy, Restructure and Beyond

Guests:

Andy Winter, Interim Director of Student Life at the University of Kent;

Helene Usherwood, Senior Partner at Anderson Quigley;

Jeremy Shute, Fortune 500 Leader and Co-Founder Ignition Strategy.

The Higher Education sector is adapting to the changing strategic and financial environment, and a particularly visible part of this adaptation is restructuring within many institutions. In this episode, 3 guests from inside and outside HE reflect broadly upon restructure and redundancy – how we talk about it in day-to-day working life, the impact it can have, how it is led, and the type of support that can be valuable in helping colleagues and institutions transition to a new phase.

We also delve into the topic of who owns a career path, and whether we need to change our approach to better embed career conversations into overall professional life. While we will not have captured every angle of a redundancy and restructuring experience, the episode aims to provide an important space for some reflections and advice.