#184 | Why Regulatory Programs Stall After Approval - and How to Design Ones That Actually Run

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by regulatory programs post-approval and how to design them for sustainable operation.

In this special episode, we explore a challenge many regulated organisations face but rarely articulate clearly: why regulatory programs often struggle long after approval has been secured. Most regulatory initiatives don’t fail because the obligations were misunderstood. They fail because the delivery model was never designed to operate sustainably once the program transitions into business-as-usual. Using AFSL regulatory programs as a practical reference point, Fatimah examines the structur...

People in this episode

Host: Fatimah Abbouchi

Topics covered

• regulatory programs
• business-as-usual
• sustainability
• delivery model
• regulated organizations

Keywords

• regulatory programs
• business-as-usual
• sustainability
• delivery model
• AFSL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AFSL

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