At Work with The Ready
Episodes
Brave New Work 63. Mastery in the Age of Self-Management
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The workplace is a wealth of knowledge. Each member of an organization is a master in their own specialized field, and in the 21st-century workplace, ...
Brave New Work 62. Real Change Through Experimentation
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leaders in the workplace often talk about experimenting within the existing structures. But in the excitement and flurry of change, we often forget th...
Brave New Work 61. The Future of the Workforce with Todd Jick
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's one thing to talk about what we'd like the future of work to look like—but what about the people who'll actually make up that workforce? Wha do...
Brave New Work 60. Solving Our System Problems
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's a thing that often happens when we try to add complexity our systems: in an effort to implement procedure and reduce "risk," we often massivel...
Brave New Work 59. Experimenting Toward a Better Hiring Process with Kelsa Summer Roidt
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one structure in the modern workplace that feels particularly resistant to change, it's the hiring process. For years, we've followed the s...
Brave New Work 58. Brave New Work and Capitalism
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You’ll often hear us talking about collectivism, balance, and sustainability on this show—to the point that you may well wonder, do these socialis...
Brave New Work 57. Working Through A Crisis
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been quite a week for the United States of America. And as Americans, we tried to do what we always do: keep working. In this episode of Brave N...
Brave New Work 56. The Folly of the Annual Performance Review
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of the year! And for many of us, that also means the return of the dreaded performance review. As we strive to make our workplaces and or...
Brave New Work 55. Gaslighting and Other Forms of Epistemic Injustice in the Workplace with Cat Swetel
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we begin to reckon with inequality in the workplace, a useful place to start is the concept of "epistemic injustice"—what we know, how we know,...
Brave New Work 54. Rethinking Our Approach to Power and Leadership with Doug Kirkpatrick
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While we often throw around terms like "the future of work" and "new ways of working," the reality is that much of the wisdom about how to self-organi...
Brave New Work 53. Combating The Pandemic Work Hangover
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been almost a year of working remotely due to the pandemic. And we haven't exactly been doing it right. We've just been hanging in there with too...
Brave New Work 52. Are You Ready for Self Management? with Ali Randel
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been listening to Brave New Work for a while you might be wondering, "Is a self-managing workplace right for me?" Or, if you're already in o...
Brave New Work 51. The One Conversation Every Team Needs to Have with Alex Jamieson and Bob Gower
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We often wait to talk about the hard stuff until the shit has hit the fan. But what if we made space for difficult conversations before they become di...
Brave New Work 50. This is Justice Informed with Xavier Ramey
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three months ago, we started a conversation about diversity here on the show. And within our own company, that work has continued in earnest. Yet, we'...
Brave New Work 49. The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures with Keith McCandless
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Complexity calls for a new way of working—and in particular a new way of meeting. What matters isn't the individuals in the room, but the relationsh...
Brave New Work 48. How Your Software Tool Stack Shapes The Way You Work
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common tensions we hear from teams is "our tools and technology are not maximizing our potential." Let me translate: our company uses ...
Brave New Work 47. Moving from Bureaucracy to Humanocracy with Michele Zanini
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about bureaucracy (and its downsides) on this show all the time. But what about a humanocracy? What would that look like? Luckily, Gary Hamel ...
Brave New Work 46. Clarity and Coherence In Your Organization's Identity
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At a sufficiently large scale, any organization that has maximum "diversity" across all variables will become average. Why? Because taking a stand—a...
Brave New Work 45. The Importance of Strategy with Lorin Thomas-Tavel
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded this episode in April, and to be honest, it kinda feels like April never left. All the themes that were present then are simply louder now...
Brave New Work 44. Prioritizing Your Priorities With Even/Overs
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to the 1940's, the word priorities (plural) was rarely used. Because the word priority means that which comes before anything else. It's one thi...
Brave New Work 43. Steering Together: The Power of Participatory Governance
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Making decisions at work can be perilous. It's not always clear who has the authority to make them. And even when it is, it's usually just a chosen fe...
Brave New Work 42. The Shadow Side of Self-Management with Yehudi Meshchaninov
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The stories of self-management and decentralization from evolutionary organizations like Buurtzorg, Morning Star, FAVI, Haier, and others are often to...
Brave New Work 41. Ask Us Anything (AUA) No. 2: Check-Ins, Leadership Dynamics, and "Return to Office"
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Any podcast that promotes busting bureaucracy and hobbling hierarchy is bound to stir up some questions. That's why this week we're going to let our l...
Brave New Work 40. JEDI: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with Sharan Bal
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been six weeks since George Floyd was murdered, and activism around the Black Lives Matter movement has reached new heights. For many of us, it's...
Brave New Work 39. Getting Things Done with David Allen
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded this episode almost two months ago, and while so much has changed since then (look for an upcoming episode on DEI and BLM), the challenges...
Brave New Work 38. The Challenges of Remote Facilitation
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With much of the working world collaborating remotely these days, one thing is abundantly clear: facilitation matters, especially when we're not in th...
Brave New Work 37. How to Pick Your Principles
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Without bureaucracy and compliance, how can we ensure that we remain aligned and coherent while also leaving room for judgment? The answer: principles...
Brave New Work 36. The Case for Profit Sharing with Nathan Barry
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Not that long ago, we were living in a grow-grow-grow economy where stock options in a hot venture-backed startup were what most employees coveted. To...
Brave New Work 35. Beyond Remote Work with Sid Sijbrandij
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us are working remotely. But we're just treading water, we haven't really mastered it. That's why it's important to talk about remote work aft...
Brave New Work 34. How To Think About What’s Next with Kevin Kelly
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the question that's on everyone's mind these days: "What does the future hold?" In moments like these when uncertainty is especially high, having...
Brave New Work 33. Joining Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the Ready For Anything series behind us, we're jumping right in to Season Three of the podcast! For this season, we're going to play with the for...
Brave New Work 32. Ready For Anything: Compensation
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the thirteenth and final episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting...
Brave New Work 31. Ready For Anything: Mastery
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the twelfth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote wo...
Brave New Work 30. Ready For Anything: Membership
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the eleventh episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote w...
Brave New Work 29. Ready For Anything: Information
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the tenth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work...
Brave New Work 28. Ready For Anything: Meetings
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the ninth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work...
Brave New Work 27. Ready For Anything: Workflow
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the eighth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote wor...
Brave New Work 26. Ready For Anything: Innovation
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the seventh episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote wo...
Brave New Work 25. Ready For Anything: Resources
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the sixth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work...
Brave New Work 24. Ready For Anything: Strategy
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the fifth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work...
Brave New Work 23. Ready For Anything: Structure
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the fourth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote wor...
Brave New Work 22. Ready For Anything: Authority
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the third episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work...
Brave New Work 21. Ready For Anything: Purpose
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote wor...
Brave New Work 20. Ready For Anything: Introduction
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first in a series of short episodes devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to r...
Brave New Work 19. The Secrets for Better One-On-Ones with Michael Bungay Stanier
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The one-on-one meeting, often between a manager and their "direct report" is among the most common and popular meetings in existence. But it may also ...
Brave New Work 18. The Impact of Reinventing Organizations with Frederic Laloux
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been many years since the release of Frederic Laloux's groundbreaking book Reinventing Organizations. In some ways the world is different—more ...
Brave New Work 17. What We Can Learn About Org Design from the Coronavirus
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Facing a pandemic, many of the world's institutions are finally giving remote work, agility, responsiveness, and basic human decency some deep conside...
Brave New Work 16. Embracing Uncertainty: Navigating Future Tension with Thomas Thomison
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our job is to keep the organization safe, right? And in order to do that we need to predict the future, see around corners, and avoid unnecessary risk...
Brave New Work 15. Unauthorized Change: How to Break the Rules with Sarah Devereaux
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The most common question we hear is, "What can I do if I'm not the one in charge?" So many of us—including leaders and managers—want to eradicate ...
Brave New Work 14. Inside The Ready's Hiring Process with Kate Glazebrook
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Ready has a habit of disrupting the established way of doing things, but we've never really looked at our hiring process... until now. In the last...
Brave New Work 13. The Future of Feedback with Kim Scott
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you open to some feedback? Gulp. That one word is enough to send most of us packing. Why? Because we've endured far too many "conversations" that ...
Brave New Work 12. Ask Us Anything No. 1: Talent Calibration Minefields and Building Your Future of Work Bookshelf
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Any podcast that promotes busting bureaucracy and hobbling hierarchy is bound to stir up some questions. That's why this week we're going to let our l...
Brave New Work 11. The Journey To Self-Managing Teams with Doug Seacrist
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 mo...
Brave New Work 10. Retros: The Most Important Meetings You're Not Having with Jordan Husney
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 power...
Brave New Work 9. Skip the Plan and Learn by Doing with Ben Kaufman
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Brave New Work 8. Leading Through Transformation with David Marquet
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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... wil...
Brave New Work 7. How to Have Productive Disagreements with Buster Benson
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 deep...
Brave New Work 6. Defaulting to Transparency with Joel Gascoigne
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Brave New Work 5. Egos and Identities in the Workplace with Dr. Gareth Holman
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Self-awareness in the workplace is hard to come by—because our egos are so good at “protecting” us from reality. For many of us, our identity is...
Brave New Work 4. Let's Have Fewer, Better Meetings with Dan Kim
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In almost every organization we visit, teams aren't just having bad meetings—they're having meetings to prepare for those meetings. The virus is spr...
Brave New Work 3. The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Message Change with Deirdre Latour
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Communication around organizational change is a prime example of a complicated approach (write an email that nineteen people edit!) to a complex situa...
Brave New Work 2. Rethinking Our Working Agreements with Mike Brevoort
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The best teams in the world don’t just agree on what they’re going to do, they agree on how they’re going to do it. In this debut episode, Aaro...
Brave New Work 1. Introducing Brave New Work with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brave New Work is a podcast about reinventing our organizations and the search for a more adaptive and human way of working. But what does that really...
It's Time for Brave New Work
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 enterp...