At Work with The Ready
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin have helped teams around the world adopt more modern ways of working and on At Work with The Ready they’re sharing the inside scoop with you, too. Whether you’re struggling with a carousel of ineffective meetings, annual strategy sessions that go nowhere, or decision-making churn that never ceases, they’ve seen it all and are here to help. In each episode, they'll break down common workplace challenges and show you the moves—both big and small—to start making real, lasting change. (Formerly “Brave New Work” with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans)
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Depthfinding: Sky - Threats and Opportunities
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why leaders have to pay attention to the external signals from beyond their proverbial office walls.
49 min
2
Depthfinding: Solve Your Cross-Functional Probl...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin share what The Ready’s been working on for the last year and how it can help you solve cross-functional problems at work.
35 min
3
25. 1M Downloads and Counting: Looking Back on ...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin look back at the topics they covered in 2024, and celebrate Rodney’s 200th episode!
33 min
4
The Future of HR: Giving HRBPs the Future-of-Wo...
We revisit Rodney and Sam's conversation about where the HRBP role went wrong and how it needs to change to embrace the future.
38 min
5
24. Ask Us Anything No. 3
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin open up some listener mail and tackle their thorniest workplace questions yet.
46 min
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23. Adopting a Product Mindset in Organizations
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why focusing on and designing for your customer is way harder than it should be in traditional organizations.
45 min
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22. Founder Mode vs. Manager Mode is the Wrong ...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why some leaders are drawn to “founder mode”, and how it’s just as flawed as “manager mode”.
45 min
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21. From Control to Trust: The People Positivit...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why people positivity probably doesn’t mean what you think it does and how it can transform how we design teams and organizations.
40 min
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20. Psychological Safety Starts With Your Leade...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why psychological safety in organizations has to start at the top, and why it’s harder than it sounds.
43 min
10
19. All The Small Things: The Power of Good Habits
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore the importance of building good habits in the workplace.
54 min
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18. If You Won’t Make Changes, That Employee En...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin break down the truth about employee engagement surveys… if they’re to be trusted at all.
49 min
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17. Making Meaningful Progress with Dr. Jason Fox
Sam Spurlin explores how to cultivate magic and meaning in the workplace with guest Dr. Jason Fox.
50 min
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16. Ask Us Anything No. 2: You Asked, We Answered
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin open up the At Work With The Ready mail bag and answer listener questions.
42 min
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15. This Workshop Could Have Been A Meeting
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore the ways in which corporate workshops can go sideways and how to plan memorable off-sites where things actually happen.
56 min
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14. Surviving the Summertime Slump
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why summer is where progress goes to die in our organizations and what to do about it.
41 min
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13. Leadership Teams of the Future Act Like Org...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin dig into why current leadership is behind the times and needs to change along with their organizations.
51 min
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12. Breaking the Cycle of Meeting-ocrity
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore our worst meeting habits and how to overcome them.
56 min
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11. The Ones Who Care The Most Will Leave You F...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin unpack why those most eager to evolve an organization are also the most likely to leave.
46 min
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10. RACI is The Wrong Answer To The Right Question
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin take RACIs and other accountability matrixes to task for not delivering on their promises.
48 min
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9. Ask Us Anything No. 1: You Asked, We Answered
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin open up the mail bag and answer questions from their listeners.
38 min
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8. Traditional Consulting Sold You a Great Idea...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin dig into what traditional consulting promises and what it does and doesn’t deliver.
49 min
22
7. Sync or Swim: Riding the Waves of Async Work
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why companies default to face time and how async practices that align with the job to be done are the future.
47 min
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6. If You're Faking It, You Won't Make It
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why we struggle to talk about our feelings around change and how it’s holding us back from true transformation.
47 min
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5. Silos Are For Corn, Not For People
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin investigate why we continue to work in silos even when we know all their problems, and how to start breaking the walls down.
45 min
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4. Return to Office: Real Issue or Handy Distra...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore all the important questions we’re not answering when we’re fighting about “return to office” mandates.
40 min