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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25. Ready For Anything: Resources
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore how to think different about your organization's resources when the future is uncertain.
32 min
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24. Ready For Anything: Strategy
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore the role of strategy in organizations and what to do when unforeseen events throw out the rulebook.
36 min
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23. Ready For Anything: Structure
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore the role of structure in your organization, and which structures are the most resilient during times of stress.
33 min
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22. Ready For Anything: Authority
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore the concept of authority in the workplace, and how to distribute it throughout your organization.
21 min
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21. Ready For Anything: Purpose
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans discuss the importance of an organization's purpose, especially during challenging times.
21 min
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20. Ready For Anything: Introduction
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans launch a miniseries that takes a deep dive into the OS Canvas.
29 min
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19. The Secrets for Better One-On-Ones with Mic...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore why typical one-on-ones are horrible, and how we can make them better.
57 min
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18. The Impact of Reinventing Organizations wit...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore the influence Reinventing Organizations had on The Ready and the world of organizational design.
50 min
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17. What We Can Learn About Org Design from the...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk about what the emergence of COVID-19 means for work and how future of work practices can help prepare us for moments like these.
35 min
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16. Embracing Uncertainty: Navigating Future Te...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk about how to not let fear of what might go wrong in the future have a stranglehold over your progress and decision making.
58 min
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15. Unauthorized Change: How to Break the Rules...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk about how to break rules at work to bypass red tape and make real changes...without risking your job.
49 min
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14. Inside The Ready's Hiring Process with Kate...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore hiring systems that reduce bias and are more people positive for applicants.
62 min
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13. The Future of Feedback with Kim Scott
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans dig into how to embrace a feedback culture in your workplace, and how to get more comfortable giving and receiving it.
68 min
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12. Ask Us Anything No. 1: Talent Calibration M...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans field questions from the audience for the first time.
31 min
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11. The Journey To Self-Managing Teams with Dou...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans discuss what the first days and weeks are like for teams that start the path towards self management.
49 min
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10. Retros: The Most Important Meetings You're ...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore real-deal retrospectives and what our teams are missing out on by not having them.
61 min
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9. Skip the Plan and Learn by Doing with Ben Ka...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk about why we spend so much time planning for "perfect" and how we should just actually just start things and learn as you go.
41 min
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8. Leading Through Transformation with David Ma...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore how it's possible to be a leader while also moving away from traditional leadership structures.
50 min
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7. How to Have Productive Disagreements with Bu...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore what if we were actually good at disagreeing with people.
46 min
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6. Defaulting to Transparency with Joel Gascoigne
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk about why companies so bad at transparency and what does embracing it look like?
47 min
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5. Egos and Identities in the Workplace with Dr...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore whether our egos and identities are keeping us from making real change in the workplace.
47 min
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4. Let's Have Fewer, Better Meetings with Dan Kim
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans chat with Dan Kim about how to keep our calendars free of meetings and what the few we keep should look like.
45 min
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3. The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Message Change...
Aaron and Rodney throw out the old playbook to find a better way to communicate changes in an organization.
36 min
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2. Rethinking Our Working Agreements with Mike ...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore foundational agreements to any team and what it means when we break them.
43 min
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1. Introducing Brave New Work with Aaron Dignan...
Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans kick off their new podcast and share what's coming in Season 1.
18 min