{"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: Why Is My Small Org So Hard To Run?","slug":"aua-why-is-my-small-org-so-hard-to-run","published_at":"2026-03-16T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-work-with-the-ready-674516/aua-why-is-my-small-org-so-hard-to-run","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/TR7737170870.mp3","summary":"Small doesn't mean simple. In fact, smaller organizations are often more complex in the ways that are hardest to manage — personalities loom larger, every conversation carries more weight, and the line between \"business problem\" and interpersonal drama gets uncomfortably thin. In this mini AUA, Rodney and Sam break down why smaller orgs typically need to install minimum viable structure to tame the chaos — while larger orgs are usually trying to remove it. Same toolkit, opposite motion. They also explore the quiet inflection point that hits somewhere under 50 people, when \"everyone knows everything\" suddenly stops being true and no one quite knows what to do about it. -------------------------------- Ready to change your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -------------------------------- Mentioned references: \"strategy\": AWWTR Ep. 2 \"principles-based budgeting\" Dunbar's number -------------------------------- Sound engineering and design by Taylor Marvin of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coupe Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.","meta_description":"Small doesn't mean simple. In fact, smaller organizations are often more complex in the ways that are hardest to manage — personalities loom larger, every…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":341,"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-why-is-my-small-org-so-hard-to-run/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-why-is-my-small-org-so-hard-to-run.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}