Change at work · Work

restructure

organise differently

To restructure an organisation means to change how it is arranged and managed.

B2 common speech & writing

This vs that

changing the organisation and management

The company is restructuring its departments.

arranging things differently

The company is reorganising the files.

Hear it in real life

Why is Maria reporting to a different manager now?

The whole department is being restructured.

Play the conversation

The charity is restructuring its regional offices to cut costs.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The company will restructure about its departments.

Say: The company will restructure its departments.

'Restructure' takes the organisation or part being changed as its object.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

restructure a company, department or organisation

Phrases to borrow

More for talking about change at work.

adapt to change

Good teams learn to adapt to change quickly.

go through a restructure

The company is going through a major restructure.

Change at work words

Work · Change at work: the words around “restructure”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

They're restructuring the business.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

restructure

organise differently

“The charity is restructuring its regional offices to cut costs.”

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