IN ON HR · 21 October 2026
What NASA learned about leading large-scale change
Brady Pyle · Former Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, NASA · Chief HR & Inclusion Officer, Space Center Houston
- Align your senior leaders before you announce the change. If they aren't on board, the support functions take the pushback.
- A clear culture strategy should come before any restructure, merger or headcount decision.
- If you treat people leadership as a technical discipline, technical organisations start to take it seriously.
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