How to do Big Reform
From The Westminster Tradition by The Westminster Tradition
January 12, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 4 · Episode 1
About this episode
Caroline interviews Frances Foster-Thorpe and Jason Tabarias about the skills and frameworks needed for large-scale reform.
We want to make lasting and meaningful change, but how do we get there? In this special episode Caroline interviews Frances Foster-Thorpe and Jason Tabarias about their insights into the skills and frameworks needed to tackle large, complex and ambitious reform. We cover: Biting off what you can chew by picking two of three factors: volume, cost, qualityExamples of big Australian reforms that did and didn't hit the markLining up stakeholder expectations, the authorising environment, and...
People in this episode
Host: Caroline
Guests: Frances Foster-Thorpe, Jason Tabarias
Topics covered
- reform
- stakeholder expectations
- government
- change management
- Australian history
Keywords
- reform
- stakeholders
- government
- Australia
- change management
- quality
- cost
- volume
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Australia
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