12 episodes
Brave New Work The Ready
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What’s stopping us from doing the best work of our lives? It’s the way we work. Whether you’re building a startup or reinventing a global enterprise, every day is a battle between chaos and bureaucracy. But, what if there’s a third way? Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans help teams all over the world discover a more adaptive and human way of working. Now it’s your turn. Each week, they’ll bring you a counterintuitive take on a common challenge at work—and you'll hear from guests who have been there and found their way to something better. This isn’t business as usual. This is Brave New Work.
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I'm going through changes w/ Doug Seacrist
When we decide to start working differently, it often begins with just one or two teams taking the leap. For everyone involved, the first weeks and months are a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Not everyone has the courage to see things through. In this episode, we talk about SLAM teams (self-managing, lean, audacious, multidisciplinary), the early days of a transformation, and why leaders should stay the course when the going gets tough. Later, we’re joined by Doug Seacrist, from Bloomin’ Brands, who shares his story of reinventing the technology support function inside a huge system of restaurants.
Learn more about Bloomin' Brands at https://www.bloominbrands.com/
Connect with Doug on LinkedIn at https://bit.ly/37TJt8u
Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com
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Stop, collaborate, and listen w/ Jordan Husney
We all know that faster learning loops are critical to success in complexity. Yet, we rarely (if ever) take the time to practice one of the most powerful learning moves in the game: the retrospective. In this episode, we talk about the power of reflection—for the individual, team, and organization—and why we can't keep charging ahead without looking back. Later, we're joined by Parabol founder and CEO Jordan Husney, who shares what he’s learned hosting tens of thousands of retrospectives on their platform, including this gem: ”The only wrong way to have a retrospective is to not have one at all.”
Learn more about Jordan and Parabol at https://www.parabol.co/
Jordan tweets at https://twitter.com/jrhusney
Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com
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You wanna be startin' somethin' w/ Ben Kaufman
When starting something new, most of us tend to research, analyze, plan, and procrastinate. Because we don't want to fail. We don't want to be exposed as imposters. And we don't want to take big risks. But in novel and complex spaces, that strategy doesn't help, it only slows us down without increasing our odds. Instead, we need to start by starting and learn by doing so that our ideas can make contact with reality as soon as possible. In this episode, we explore how to get on with it—by starting small and working iteratively—so that more good things make it out into the world. And speaking of good things, later we are joined by Ben Kaufman, founder and CEO of the revolutionary toy store CAMP, who shares why he feels compelled to start impossible projects, and how he rushes in before all the reasons he shouldn't overwhelm him.
Learn more about Ben's new "family experience store" at https://camp.com/
Ben tweets at https://twitter.com/benkaufman
Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com
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You get what you give w/ David Marquet
Leading a team through change is hard, but leading a team to a place without traditional leadership is far harder. If you ask people to step up... will they do it? And can you really mandate self-management? In this episode, we talk about what it takes to realize a new way of working within a team or organization, and why that's so hard for—and so dependent on—those of us in charge. Later, we're joined by former submarine commander David Marquet, author of Turn The Ship Around! and Leadership Is Language, who talks to us about the power of stepping back, the way language shapes the workplace, and how to create a "can think" (and do) culture.
Learn more about David and his new book at https://intentbasedleadership.com/leadership-is-language-book/
David tweets at https://twitter.com/ldavidmarquet
Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com
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Agree to disagree w/ Buster Benson
A diverse team doing important work is bound to disagree. But they’re also likely to avoid talking about it—because conflict makes many of us deeply uncomfortable. But, what if we simply lack the skills to do it well? In this episode, we talk about why disagreement is so hard, what healthy disagreement looks and feels like, and why it’s so critical to success in complexity. Later, we’re joined by Buster Benson, author of Why Are We Yelling, who teaches us how to have disagreements so productive we might actually seek them out and enjoy them.
Learn more about Buster and his new book at https://busterbenson.com/whyareweyelling/
Buster tweets at https://twitter.com/buster
Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com
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You ain't seen nothing yet w/ Joel Gascoigne
In a complex and dynamic world, sharing information on a "need to know" basis is misguided, because it perpetuates ignorance and bias. No one needs to know everything all the time, but we need the right (and the ability) to find what we need when we need it. And while many teams and organizations are coming around to the principle of transparency, when it comes to sharing more sensitive data—like compensation—many people freak out and start to backpedal. In this episode, we talk about why traditional organizations and teams (and even the two of us) covet and hoard information, and what it looks and feels like to let information flow. Later, we’re joined by the cofounder and CEO of Buffer, Joel Gascoigne, who shares how Buffer made "defaulting to transparency" a core value and never looked back.
Learn more about Buffer and their commitment to transparency at https://buffer.com/ and https://buffer.com/about#transparency
Joel tweets at https://twitter.com/joelgascoigne
Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com
We want to hear from you. Send your feedback to podcast@theready.com
Looking for some help with your own transformation? Visit theready.com
Customer Reviews
Funny, engaging and thought provoking
This is the podcast that got me listening ton podcasts regularly again. So much usable ideas that I’ve been able to bring to clients already.
Plus they are fun! It’s not like sitting through a lecture unlike many similar podcasts on these topics.
Best business podcast!
This new podcast hosted by Aaron and Rodney is amazing and educational!
Keep doing your thing...and I’ll be listening.
Thought-provoking, actionable, excellent
It's about time we start talking about shenanigans at work. Aaron and Rodney are on it.
Unfiltered yet intelligent and witty. My new favorite podcast.
Calling out the status quo, offering intuitive solutions, and taking off the masks we wear; Brave New Work is a must-listen for those of us who want to show up, be seen, and do the best work of our lives.