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)
1
Depthfinding: From Leadership to Stewardship
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why our traditional management playbooks keep failing us and how rethinking “leadership” from the ground up is the future.
44 min
2
Depthfinding: Making Sense of This Moment
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore how organizations can keep moving forward in a world where turmoil isn’t just a phase—it’s the new normal.
40 min
3
Brave New Work: Making Layoffs More Human [Rebr...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans unpack why mass layoffs have become a default cost-cutting move and explore how organizations can start handling them with transparency, dignity, and care.
52 min
4
Depthfinding: The Midnight Zone - Experience, E...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore how the deepest forces shaping an organization live in the Midnight Zone—where individual experience, fear, ambition, and emotional undercurrents drive (or block) real change.
47 min
5
Depthfinding: Twilight Zone - Where Work Happens
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore how the highest leverage point for organizational change lives in the Twilight Zone—and why most companies don’t pay attention to it.
47 min
6
Depthfinding: Sunshine Zone - Artifacts, Org Ch...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why leaders must look beyond surface-level metrics and strategy decks to understand what truly drives progress in their organizations.
47 min
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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
16
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
18
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
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
12. Breaking the Cycle of Meeting-ocrity
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore our worst meeting habits and how to overcome them.
56 min
24
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
25
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