Local government is facing massive mergers and separations. We’ve just delivered the best business case in record time — and we can actually implement too!
Local government is facing massive mergers and separations. We’ve just delivered the best business case in record time — and we can actually implement too! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_local-government-is-facing-massive-mergers-activity-7371086611532636160-HN3Z What are your lessons from mergers and separations?
Local government is facing massive mergers and separations. We’ve just delivered the best business case in record time — and we can actually implement too! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_local-government-is-facing-massive-mergers-activity-7371086611532636160-HN3Z What are your lessons from mergers and separations?
Local government is facing massive mergers and separations. We’ve just delivered the best business case in record time — and we can actually implement too!
I’d like to congratulate and thank the RedQuadrant team and our wonderful clients — we’ve just completed together the best business case for Greater Essex, in incredibly short timescales.
That’s because, as well as incredible collaboration and organisation, we’ve got people who are really experienced and really know the ins and outs of local government reorganisation. Well done Naseema Khan, Ian Burbidge, Neil Reeder, Paul Frainer, Terry Rich, and Natasa Sears on design.
So LGR is accelerating, but the gap remains. Proposals are strong — but getting to ‘safe and legal on day one’ in new merged authorities is really really hard. And the goal is way beyond that — being set up for real transformation.
That’s why we’re offering the LGR Transition & Implementation Hub. To close that gap, we’ve got an effective, affordable, transparent approach that combines assurance (governance, finance, risk) with delivery (ICT, workforce, cutover), and includes RedQuadrant’s signature Service Design Authority, making sure services aren’t just transferred but reshaped for the future. The big risk in transformation here is stopping at the first step — we can help you push through to get the results.
We also bring in local secondees, so councils build capability rather than rent it.
Whichever track you’re on, the Hub is ready: recognisable, adaptable, and built for delivery — day one safe and legal, with transformation on track. Get in touch — the link below offers half-hour no-obligation conversations with our experts.
Five things we’ve learned:
1. Symbolism is everywhere in mergers — so use it effectively, or it will kill you. (Remember the three-council merger with separate email addresses?)
2. The devil is in the detail, so pay attention to the critical path and separate key activities — Total Football (flexibility to focus where critical work is), not Schoolyard Football (everyone involved in everything)
3. Heads up makes the difference — to enable that, brief effective briefings and standups make sure everyone is on the same page.
4. Pick your battles — effective stakeholder engagement means knowing when to back off to keep things moving in the right direction.
5. It’s all about momentum — from the sprint of safe and legal into the marathon of transformation, you need to be building momentum, engaging
What are your lessons from organisations separating and merging?
Want to book a chat about LGR with Benjamin Taylor, Naseema Khan our our experienced team? Follow this link: https://link.redquadrant.com/LGRhubchat
