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)

Management
Entrepreneurship
Business
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76. When Purpose Meets Profit with Mara Zepeda
48 min
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75. When the CEO Fires Themselves with Michael ...
48 min
128
74. Who Decides Who Decides with Ted Rau
46 min
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73. Embracing Discomfort with Lisa Gill
47 min
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72. Legalese in the Future of Work with Jason W...
48 min
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71. Basecamp and politics in the workplace
36 min
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70. This and that
44 min
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69. Vanishing Asia w/ Kevin Kelly
43 min
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68. Transformation at scale w/ Bill Anderson
52 min
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67. Changing The World of Working Agreements wi...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk about Aaron's new startup that's all about making, keeping, and improving agreements.
42 min
136
66. The Beauty of The Mythic and Mundane in Org...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore the role of poetry and spirituality in an organization's operating system and culture.
44 min
137
65. A Better Way to Onboard Employees with Alas...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore what it’s like to onboard into a system that has no managers.
42 min
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64. The company retreat
39 min
139
63. Mastery in the Age of Self-Management
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore the concept of mastery in the world of knowledge workers, from how to cultivate it to identifying your blind spots.
45 min
140
62. Real Change Through Experimentation
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans discuss the best ways to try new things in a smart repeatable way that leads to real change.
44 min
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61. The Future of the Workforce with Todd Jick
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore what the next generation wants for their future in the workforce.
41 min
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60. Solving Our System Problems
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans discuss how to solve our systems problems at the root, and how reducing inefficiency can't be entirely divorced from people.
34 min
143
59. Experimenting Toward a Better Hiring Proces...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore Habitus’ recent experiment during an interview process and how it made the hiring process better.
37 min
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58. Brave New Work and Capitalism
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore whether capitalism is compatible with the change we need to unlock future of work.
34 min
145
57. Working Through A Crisis
Subtitle: Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans reflect on the events of January 6th and the role of complexity conscious thinking in understanding the society we live in.
39 min
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56. The Folly of the Annual Performance Review
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore why the annual performance review is failing everyone involved and what a better option might look like.
48 min
147
55. Gaslighting and Other Forms of Epistemic In...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore how our own biases and identities play a role in shaping the stories we tell ourselves about our coworkers and our organizations.
46 min
148
54. Rethinking Our Approach to Power and Leader...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans learn from The Morning Star Company’s 30+ years of self-management about what leadership looks like when there’s no managers.
35 min
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53. Combating The Pandemic Work Hangover
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore why everyone feels burned out and the pandemic-forced implementations of remote work aren't working.
30 min
150
52. Are You Ready for Self Management? with Ali...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore how to identify if your working styles are a fit with self-managing systems.
41 min