I've never met a leader who looked forward to a reorg. Not the ones who initiated it. Not the ones who had to implement it. And certainly not the ones who found out about it on a Tuesday afternoon via a calendar invite titled "Important Organizational Update." Over the last eighteen months, reorgs have become a near-constant backdrop for the leaders I work with. The reasons vary — AI-driven restructuring, cost pressure, post-merger integration, strategic pivots, new leadershi

A few months ago I was sitting in a coaching session with a Director at a mid-size tech company — let's call her Layla. Layla is sharp, experienced, and genuinely good at her job. She'd been managing people for nearly a decade. Her team trusted her. Her stakeholders respected her. Her performance reviews were consistently excellent. And then her company rolled out an AI-integrated workflow across the entire organization. Within six weeks, Layla came to a session and said some