This restructuring isn’t over. Notice how leadership announced names being moved around, but no actual plans for how teams will integrate, collaborate, or operate?
Round 1: Restructure leadership. Eliminate positions, flatten layers, and position the organization for the board.
Round 2: Consolidate teams. Why Q1? Year-end financials will be finalized, 2027 budgets and savings targets will be clearer, and leadership will have had time to identify overlapping roles. That could set the stage for another wave of cuts.
Round 3: Standardize and automate. Streamline processes, eliminate duplicative work, and build a leaner operating model with fewer people.
Watch Wall Street, not just internal communications. Earnings calls and investor meetings are where executives signal cost reductions, efficiencies, and margin targets. Those commitments create pressure to deliver, and headcount is often a lever!
By the time employees hear about the next round, Wall Street may already know the financial strategy behind it.