Podcast Episodes

Brave New Work 42. The Shadow Side of Self-Management with Yehudi Meshchaninov

Season 3 Episode 10

The stories of self-management and decentralization from evolutionary organizations like Buurtzorg, Morning Star, FAVI, Haier, and others are often told breathlessly, as if it was "happily ever after…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Brave New Work 41. Ask Us Anything (AUA) No. 2: Check-Ins, Leadership Dynamics, and "Return to Office"

Season 3 Episode 9

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 listeners Ask Us Anything. For this episode, we to…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Brave New Work 40. JEDI: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with Sharan Bal

Season 3 Episode 8

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 triggered incredibly challenging conversations a…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Brave New Work 39. Getting Things Done with David Allen

Season 3 Episode 7

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 we face sitting down at our computers every morn…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Brave New Work 38. The Challenges of Remote Facilitation

Season 3 Episode 6

With much of the working world collaborating remotely these days, one thing is abundantly clear: facilitation matters, especially when we're not in the same room.

In this episode of Brave New Work, Aa…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Brave New Work 37. How to Pick Your Principles

Season 3 Episode 5

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…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Brave New Work 36. The Case for Profit Sharing with Nathan Barry

Season 3 Episode 4

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. Today, a profitable bootstrapped company that share…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Brave New Work 35. Beyond Remote Work with Sid Sijbrandij

Season 3 Episode 3

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 after the novelty wears off—when the home office is …

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Brave New Work 34. How To Think About What’s Next with Kevin Kelly

Season 3 Episode 2

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 the right lenses and mental models is the differ…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Brave New Work 33. Joining Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff

Season 3 Episode 1

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 format—making it shorter, sweeter, and (hopefully) e…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago