Podcast Episodes

Brave New Work 72. Legalese in the Future of Work with Jason Wiener

Season 4 Episode 16

It's not a question, but a fact: the conventional legal doctrine governing the 21st century workplace is woefully far behind.

In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk to a…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Brave New Work 71. Basecamp and Politics In The Workplace

Season 4 Episode 16

In the past two weeks, Basecamp—a software company with a general track record of outspoken, progressive values—has lost a sizable chunk of its workforce. The reason? A memo from the company's CEO th…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Brave New Work 70. AUA No. 3 - This And That: Peer Feedback, All Hand, and Prioritization

Season 4 Episode 14

We're opening up the mailbag. In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans tackle the topics of some of your most fascinating questions, from gossip to peer feedback to all-hands …

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Brave New Work 69. Vanishing Asia with Kevin Kelly

Season 4 Episode 13

Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of WIRED Magazine, has spent years documenting and photographing life in the furthest corners of the Asian continent—and in the process, he's recorded a way of living…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Brave New Work 68. Organization Transformation at Scale with Bill Anderson

Season 4 Episode 12

Changing the way we work is a difficult task at a company with 150 employees. But what about one with. say, 100,000? In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk to Bill Ande…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Brave New Work 67. Changing The World of Working Agreements with Murmur

Season 4 Episode 11

Work is all about agreements—policies, processes, principles, goals, workflows, etc. So if you're starting a company from the ground up, how do you give teams the power to align on all of these thing…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Brave New Work 66. The Beauty of The Mythic and Mundane in Organizational Systems with Gayle Karen Young

Season 4 Episode 10

One of the most important aspects of organizational change and complexity is embracing fluidity. Rather than be mired in rigid lines and forced structure, we want to be dynamic, adaptive and—in a cer…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Brave New Work 65. A Better Way to Onboard Employees with Alastair Steward

Season 4 Episode 9

What's it like to onboard at a company where you don't have a boss? In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans talk to The Ready member Alastair Steward about his experience onb…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Brave New Work 64. Redesigning The Company Retreat

Season 4 Episode 8

It's a time-honored tradition: the company retreat. But when that conjures the specter of Ramada Inn basements and conference rooms and three-hour presentation blocks, it's clear that an update is in…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Brave New Work 63. Mastery in the Age of Self-Management

Season 4 Episode 7

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, we're often exchanging knowledge, teaching and le…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago