37. How to Pick Your Principles At Work with The Ready

Without bureaucracy and compliance, how can we ensure that we remain aligned and coherent while also leaving room for judgment? The answer: principles.
In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore how to craft a useful principle—and how to make use of them day-to-day.

Read The Ready's article for more information on principles here.

Mentioned references:

hangboards


Principles (2017) by Ray Dalio

'Beyond Budgeting"

"Even Overs" - BNW Ep. 44


"canvas areas" - The Ready's OS Canvas


"safe to try"

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00:00 Intro + Check-In: What are you doing for fitness these days?
03:46 Defining principles
12:42 Considering first principles for a team
16:40 Using principles to guide away from shenanigans
23:18 Nervous system response to strong principles
26:34 Picking your principles
35:51 Aaron and Rodney’s principles hit list
41:03 Wrap up. Leave us a review!