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Brave New Work 82. Becoming a Better Gatherer with Lindsey Caplan
Season 4 Episode 26
The sit-down-and-slowly-zone-out-while-Joe-describes-50-slides type of meeting isn’t at all fun…but it is extremely common. Most work gatherings happen because someone wants us to absorb, consume, or…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Brave New Work 81. Two Thumbs Up for the Four-Day Workweek
Season 4 Episode 25
Odds are you’ve seen an article (or 20) about some company somewhere testing out a four-day workweek. And if you’ve scrolled past the story to the comments, you’ve probably spied a few cheers…and ple…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Brave New Work 80. Unsuck Your Next Work Meeting with Sam Spurlin
Season 4 Episode 24
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: Meetings are the worst. Instead of being a meaningful work tool to help teams strategize efficiently, meetings more often block things—anything—…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Brave New Work 79. Can Hybrid Work...Work?
Season 4 Episode 23
It’s a major question on many minds these days: When will the office reopen? Or rather: Will the office reopen? Different countries are in very different stages of heading back to physical workspaces…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Brave New Work 78. Self-Management is Harder Than You Think with Michael Y. Lee
Season 4 Episode 22
It’s no surprise that we’re fans of self-management, and we talk a lot about its benefits and transformative potential. But sometimes we forget just how much traditional hierarchy is baked into the o…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Brave New Work 77. Beating Burnout with Anne Helen Petersen
Season 4 Episode 21
Say (or sigh) it with us now: burnout. As a physic state, it can be hard to precisely diagnose but you know it when you see it—and when you feel it. As remote work becomes a larger presence in our li…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Brave New Work 76. When Purpose Meets Profit with Mara Zepeda
Season 4 Episode 20
Instead of talking about Unicorn companies, we should be spending more of our energy on Zebras—companies that are black and white, that pursue both purpose and profit. In this episode of Brave New Wo…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Brave New Work 75. When the CEO Fires Themselves with Michael Bungay Stanier and Shannon Minifie
Season 4 Episode 19
Let's talk about succession. No, not the show, but the concept. How do progressive, human-centric organizations deal with succession, and role changes, and new management, all while maintaining a hig…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
74. Who Decides Who Decides with Ted Rau
Season 4 Episode 18
With his organization Sociocracy for All, Ted Rau is helping organizations empower their members, and put a spotlight on equity. In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Brave New Work 73. Embracing Discomfort with Lisa Gill
Season 4 Episode 17
There are elephants in the room, and then there are "Moose Heads on the Table." This book, by Lisa Gill and Karen Tenelius, describes the concept as workplace taboos that are simultaneously ingrained…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago