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Since applying simplification principles to a time-intensive annual process, the "panic" it once provoked has eased, and employees report feeling "lighter", an HR leader says.

Simplifying and streamlining work practices to unlock potential and drive growth has taken considerable effort, General Mills ANZ HR director Shontel Turner tells HR Daily, but it's already proving worthwhile.

Earlier this year when Turner spoke about the three-year plan, her team was still capturing data that would help it decide which "big ticket items" to focus on first. The three selected are: budgeting, leadership behaviours, and meetings.

"Every year, without fail, as we start looking at the next financial year and our brand budgets and also plans, you would see the panic on people's faces," Turner says. This year, however, they "stripped it apart"...