{"podcast":{"title":"Work. Shouldnt. Suck.","slug":"work-shouldnt-suck-717180","podcast_index_feed_id":717180,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/workshouldntsuck/","website_url":"http://workshouldntsuck.co","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2b0a4ae7-093f-4b22-878a-9d6fa490c27f/avatars-000722071357-b4uswt-original.jpg","author":"Tim Cynova","episode_count":94,"summary":"Work Shouldn't Suck is for people who refuse to accept that work has to be soul-crushing and stuck in dusty, outdated systems. It’s for those building the future. Hosted by Tim Cynova, a People + Culture infrastructure strategist, this podcast brings you honest, practical conversations with leaders, innovators, and changemakers redesigning work for the better—and proving it's possible, even in the messiest, most resource-constrained environments. Exploring questions like: How do you build organizations where people actually thrive? How do you design for humans in an AI-accelerated world? How do you translate values into resilient, scaleable systems? What does it take to make real change when resources are tight? Field reports from people building what comes next. Subscribe now.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:21:02.255601+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180"},"episode":{"title":"Embodying Shared Leadership (EP.79)","slug":"embodying-shared-leadership-ep-79","published_at":"2024-10-31T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180/embodying-shared-leadership-ep-79","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180","url":"https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep79","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/30d31032-e925-4c6f-80ef-c9a47e5a578e.mp3","summary":"In this episode, host Tim Cynova dives back into the world of shared and distributed leadership with three leaders of Bridge Live Arts , a Bay Area-based nonprofit dedicated to equity-driven live art. He's joined by Cherie Hill, Hope Mohr, and Rebecca Fitton as they unpack the unique journey of implementing a distributed leadership model at BLA as it transitioned from Hope Mohr Dance. The team shares the origins of the distributed leadership model, how their particular model works, how engaging with community informs and evolves the model, some of their “ahas” and lessons learned along the way, and where to from here. Episode Highlights 03:50 Understanding Bridge Live Arts 05:27 The Journey to Shared Leadership 08:20 Implementing Distributed Leadership 14:45 Challenges and Assumptions in Shared Leadership 19:47 Exploring Dancing Distributed Leadership 20:35 Initial Phases and Learnings 22:47 Improvisation in Shared Leadership 24:26 Future Directions 26:47 Challenges and Reflections 30:36 Advice for Implementing Shared Leadership Related Resources  The Dancing Distributed Leadership program Shifting Cultural Power: Case Studies and Questions in Performance by Hope Mohr Check out the new book Artists On Creative Administration: A Workbook from the National Center for Choreography featuring an in-depth case study of Bridge Live Arts. GUEST BIOS Cherie Hill (she/her) is a curator, co-director, and the Director of Arts Leadership at Bridge Live Arts (B.L.A.). She has co-curated Power Shift: Improvisation, Activism, & Community; Anti-Racism in Dance; Money in the Arts; and Transforming the Arts: Shared Leadership in Action series. In 2023, she curated Liberating Bodies: dialogue and movement workshops with Black Diaspora dance artists. She co-presents on distri…","meta_description":"In this episode, host Tim Cynova dives back into the world of shared and distributed leadership with three leaders of Bridge Live Arts , a Bay Area-based…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2525,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/work-shouldnt-suck-717180/episodes/embodying-shared-leadership-ep-79/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180/embodying-shared-leadership-ep-79.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}