Brave New Work

What’s stopping us from doing the best work of our lives? It’s the way we work. Whether you’re building a startup or reinventing a global enterprise, every day is a battle between chaos and bureaucracy. But, what if there’s a third way? Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans help teams all over the world discover a more adaptive and human way of working. Now it’s your turn. Each week, they’ll bring you a counterintuitive take on a common challenge at work—and you'll hear from guests who have been there and found their way to something better. This isn’t business as usual. This is Brave New Work.

Management
Entrepreneurship
Business
1
The Future of HR: The End Is Just the Beginning
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin reflect on our Future of HR miniseries and what they learned along the way.
39 min
2
The Future of HR: Creating Irresistible Workpla...
Rodney Evans talks with guest Josh Bersin about HR’s role at the crossroads of the future of work.
45 min
3
The Future of HR: AUA Confidential Edition
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin dig into our anonymous question box and share their thoughts on HR problems facing listeners.
47 min
4
The Future of HR: Slaying Your Company’s Org De...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore how to free HR from the clutches of organizational debt and free up capacity.
44 min
5
The Future of HR: HR’s Data Dilemma and Breakin...
Rodney Evans and guest Brian Elliott explore how to find and use data to make big changes in HR.
50 min
6
The Future of HR: Finding a Third Way with AI T...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin continue their conversation about meaningfully exploring how AI will impact HR.
23 min
7
The Future of HR: Finding a Third Way with AI T...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin set all the fear and hype aside to meaningfully explore how AI could impact HR.
36 min
8
The Future of HR: Putting the “Change” Back in ...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin talk about the future of change agents within HR departments and how they can help unlock the dynamic Talent Marketplace that fuels Mission-Based Teams.
42 min
9
The Future of HR: Why Being CPO Is Just the Har...
Rodney Evans talks with guest Hebba Youssef about why the CPO role is the hardest job at any company.
48 min
10
The Future of HR: Giving HRBPs the Future-of-Wo...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin talk about where the HRBP role went wrong and how it needs to change to embrace the future.
36 min
11
The Future of HR: Building Your Capabilities Pt...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin finish their talk about the six key capabilities every HR department needs to learn, strengthen, and evolve to succeed in the future of work.
28 min
12
The Future of HR: Building Your Capabilities, P...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin talk about the six key capabilities every HR department needs to learn, strengthen, and evolve to succeed in the future of work.
40 min
13
The Future of HR: Convincing Your Coworkers and...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin discuss why getting buy-in is so difficult in HR and how to win over the most resistant parts of your organization.
37 min
14
The Future of HR: Your Mission, Should You Choo...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin launch our new mini series all about The Future of HR.
39 min
15
We’re Taking a Brave New Break [Bonus]
Aaron and Rodney share some news about the future of the show.
5 min
16
Our Hosts in the Wild - The Anxious Achiever: W...
Aaron joins Morra Aarons-Mele on The Anxious Achiever to talk about mental health in the workplace.
41 min
17
162. Live from SXSW: Busting Workplace Myths wi...
Aaron, Rodney and Brian tackle 5 sticky workplace myths in front of a live audience.
49 min
18
Can Hybrid Work....Work? [Rebroadcast]
In this episode, we unpack why floppy hybrid models are doomed to fail, different flavors of creativity (that don’t rely on glass-walled conference rooms), and what the most adaptive path forward could look like.
37 min
19
Brave New Work 101 [Rebroadcast]
Aaron and Rodney dig into the foundations of Brave New Work.
58 min
20
161. Going to the Talent Marketplace: Part 2
Aaron and Rodney continue last week's conversation about the steps organizations can take to experiment with their own talent marketplaces.
33 min
21
160. Going to the Talent Marketplace: Part 1
Aaron and Rodney take a cue from movie studios by exploring the implications of talent marketplaces on a traditional org chart.
27 min
22
159: Help Me Help You: What If Your Coworkers C...
Aaron and Rodney dive into how teams can make personal "user manuals" and how to meaningfully use them.
36 min
23
158. Creating Your Digital Workplace Culture wi...
36 min
24
157. AUA No. 7: Workplace Rituals, Obstructive ...
35 min
25
156. 🙌 ❤️ 🚀 🐙: Putting Emojis to Work at Work
Aaron and Rodney unpack the power of using emojis in the workplace.
38 min