{"podcast":{"title":"At Work with The Ready","slug":"at-work-with-the-ready-674516","podcast_index_feed_id":674516,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/bravenewwork","website_url":"https://www.theready.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dabe72f0-07f6-11ea-b228-9bd35a94a12d/image/ee8057a4d62e569b9ca1ab58ad91612c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ready","episode_count":274,"summary":"Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin have helped teams around the world adopt more modern ways of working and on At Work with The Ready they’re sharing the inside scoop with you, too. Whether you’re struggling with a carousel of ineffective meetings, annual strategy sessions that go nowhere, or decision-making churn that never ceases, they’ve seen it all and are here to help. In each episode, they'll break down common workplace challenges and show you the moves—both big and small—to start making real, lasting change. (Formerly “Brave New Work” with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans)","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-work-with-the-ready-674516"},"episode":{"title":"AUA: How Honest Should Leaders Be During a Transformation?","slug":"aua-how-honest-should-leaders-be-during-a-transformation","published_at":"2026-05-25T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-work-with-the-ready-674516/aua-how-honest-should-leaders-be-during-a-transformation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-work-with-the-ready-674516","url":"https://hubs.la/Q03RbTLw0","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/p138286/traffic.megaphone.fm/TR6746388342.mp3","summary":"Your company announced a shiny new transformation, set to herald a new era of possibility. But a few weeks in, it's starting to feel a lot more like a top-down cost-cutting exercise with a nicer label—and people are afraid that speaking up will put a target on their back. Sound familiar? In this mini episode, Rodney and Sam respond to a listener caught in the middle of it all: working with the consultants, reporting to senior leaders, and hearing directly from employees who aren't buying the official story. They unpack why \"transformation\" means different things to different buyers, why RIFs aren't always the villain, and how the gap between stated goals and actual behavior erodes trust faster than any layoff. -------------------------------- Ready to change your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -------------------------------- Mentioned references: traditional consulting: AWWTR Ep. 8 layoffs and restructuring: AWWTR AUA different approaches to layoffs: BNW Ep. 152 Sound engineering and design by Taylor Marvin of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coupe Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.","meta_description":"Your company announced a shiny new transformation, set to herald a new era of possibility. But a few weeks in, it's starting to feel a lot more like a top…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":738,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/at-work-with-the-ready-674516/episodes/aua-how-honest-should-leaders-be-during-a-transformation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-work-with-the-ready-674516/aua-how-honest-should-leaders-be-during-a-transformation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}