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National & Local Government

Supporting leaders in all walks of government

Government agencies whether local, national or focused on a specific discipline are part of our everyday life and at Tricordant we have worked with many of these organisations.

We know that the UK Civil Service is facing a time of significant challenge and departments across national and local government are expected to respond at pace to deliver reform across the three fronts of People, Performance and Partnership, to level up our country.

We understand the need and methods to work with politicians as well as officers, the intricacies that involves especially the closer we get to any election.

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Government Workforce & Organisational Consultancy

Experts in

Culture and behaviour change

The Challenges

The challenges facing the organisations and leaders that Tricordant are working with are many and varied but certainly include:

Managing the impact of Brexit

Delivering public services in a challenging financial climate

Managing the rise of digital technology

Addressing the changing nature of work

Improving diversity and inclusion

Adapting to changing public expectations

Managing the risks and impacts of climate change

Building public trust

Our Approach

We know that each civil service department, agency and local authority has specific and unique challenges and that the required organisation design and development capabilities need to be flexible to meet those needs, whilst supporting the aims and ambitions of the wider system.

Tricordant are leaders in the field of organisation design and development and offer a range of services where we co-create with you to deliver bespoke support, which will bring your vision to reality with sustainable outcomes.

A key focus in all of our work is to develop internal Organisation Design and Development practitioners, to ensure sustainability of the work in hand and to develop system-working across departments for better alignment and maximised impact of initiatives.

Regardless of the challenges faced, we help our clients make sense of complex environments and focus on how to configure their organisation for lasting success.

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National & Local Government Resources

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Elegant Simplicity: Does your organisational culture reward simplification or complexity?

As has already been alluded to in the Elegant Simplicity series, a vital dimension of designing and developing organisations for elegant simplicity includes attending to the cultural dimension and the extent to which ‘the ways things get done around here’ either explicitly or implicitly reward simplification or complexity.

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Elegant Simplicity: Using Principles to Navigate Complexity

In times of rapid, complex change, it can feel almost impossible to slow down long enough to think clearly. Traditional rules and processes often fall short—they’re too rigid, too blunt, and too slow to keep pace with the realities we face. That’s why principles matter. Principles cut through noise and offer a steadying guide when certainty is scarce. They don’t give us easy answers, but they help us ask better questions, focus on what truly counts, and make decisions that stay aligned with purpose. In the midst of complexity, well‑crafted principles provide an elegant simplicity—helping leaders see the bigger picture, create clarity, and stay true to what matters most.

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Leading in Complex Times: Finding Clarity Through the Noise

At Tricordant, we believe simplicity is not a shortcut; it’s a discipline. It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple, which is challenging in a world desiring quick fixes and silver bullets. That hard work means understanding the underlying challenges and designing elegant solutions that enable both your people and the organisation to thrive.

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Elegant Simplicity: Why Less Really Is More in Organisation Design

At Tricordant, we believe simplicity is not a shortcut; it’s a discipline. It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple, which is challenging in a world desiring quick fixes and silver bullets. That hard work means understanding the underlying challenges and designing elegant solutions that enable both your people and the organisation to thrive.

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