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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32. Why Mergers and Acquisitions Fail (Almost E...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why most mergers and acquisitions fail—not at the deal table, but in the messy, overlooked work of integration—and what it really takes to combine two companies without losing the value you bought in the first place.
48 min
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31. Why Reorgs Don't Work
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin unpack the seductive logic (and systemic failure) of reorgs as a change strategy.
48 min
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30. Extended Leadership Teams: Set Up to Fail Y...
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why extended leadership teams so often get stuck between strategy and execution—and what organizations can do to empower this critical (but overlooked) layer to lead across, not just down.
39 min
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29. Working from Anywhere with Raj Choudhury
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore how work from anywhere is reshaping flexibility, equity, and talent strategy—and why the future of work isn’t about place, but possibility.
48 min
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28. DIY or DOA? Why Org Change Needs Outside Help
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin unpack why so many internal transformation efforts fall into a try–fail–repeat loop—and what it really takes to break the cycle and lead change that sticks.
45 min
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27. Everything Can't Be Priority One
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore why prioritizing everything means prioritizing nothing, what keeps teams from letting go, and how to make space for the work that actually matters.
44 min
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26. Unweirding Change with Michael Bungay Stanier
Rodney Evans and Michael Bungay Stanier explore why traditional change management is broken—and what it really takes to lead transformation in a world where change is constant, messy, and deeply human.
41 min
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Depthfinding: Putting It All Into Practice
Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin wrap up our Depthfinding miniseries with some reflection and provocation for ways you can start your own change journey.
28 min
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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