EPISODE · Mar 13, 2020 · 36 MIN
Brave New Work 17. What We Can Learn About Org Design from the Coronavirus
from At Work with The Ready · host Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin
Facing a pandemic, many of the world's institutions are finally giving remote work, agility, responsiveness, and basic human decency some deep consideration. Meanwhile, it's becoming clear that organizations who have already been prioritizing adaptivity and humanity at work are surprisingly well prepared to face this challenge. In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore what we can learn from a moment like this, and why creating a culture built on autonomy, transparency, and decentralization makes sense with or without a crisis. In this moment of disruption and anxiety, it felt good to sit down and focus on what we can do, rather than second guessing the past, or predicting the future. Stay safe out there people. Mentioned resources: "Enabling and governing constraints" from Dave Snowden's Cynefin framework "Learn by Doing episode" - Ep. 9 with Ben Kaufman "Tom's episode" - Ep. 16 with Thomas Thomison Get more information about COVID-19 from the CDC and the WHO. Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com We want to hear from you. Send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected] Looking for some help with your own transformation? Visit theready.com
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Facing a pandemic, many of the world's institutions are finally giving remote work, agility, responsiveness, and basic human decency some deep consideration. Meanwhile, it's becoming clear that organizations who have already been prioritizing adaptivity and humanity at work are surprisingly well prepared to face this challenge. In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore what we can learn from a moment like this, and why creating a culture built on autonomy, transparency, and decentralization makes sense with or without a crisis. In this moment of disruption and anxiety, it felt good to sit down and focus on what we can do, rather than second guessing the past, or predicting the future. Stay safe out there people. Mentioned resources: "Enabling and governing constraints" from Dave Snowden's Cynefin framework "Learn by Doing episode" - Ep. 9 with Ben Kaufman "Tom's episode" - Ep. 16 with Thomas Thomison Get more information about COVID-19 from the CDC and the WHO. Our book is available now at bravenewwork.com We want to hear from you. Send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected] Looking for some help with your own transformation? Visit theready.com
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