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 just... the office. In this episode, we speak with Sid Sijbrandij, Cofounder and CEO of GitLab, about how their 1,290 team members work remotely in support of a $2.75B business. For Sid's team, remote work is a way of life. What can we learn from them?In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore what happens when a company isn't forced to be remote, but actually wants to be.Learn more about Sid on LinkedIn and Twitter.Learn More about GitLab at their website or on Twitter.Learn more about GitLab’s remote work policies.Mentioned references: Y Combinator GitLab Handbook GitLab Unfiltered Our book is available now at bravenewwork.comWe want to hear from you. Send your thoughts and feedback to podcast@theready.comLooking for some help with your own transformation? Visit theready.com

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 difference between being ready and being overwhelmed.In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans speak with Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick at WIRED and author of The Inevitable, about how he thinks (about how he thinks) about predicting the future. And we make some guesses of our own.Learn more about Kevin at his website and find him on Twitter.Mentioned references: The Jetsons Brian Eno Lateral thinking The Inevitable, by Kevin Kelly (2016) Scenario thinking Contagion (2011 film) Star Trek communicator 1984, by George Orwell (1949) ------------------------------------------Our book is available now at bravenewwork.comWe want to hear from you. Send your thoughts and feedback to podcast@theready.comLooking for some help with your own transformation? Visit theready.com

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) even more helpful.Before the pandemic, many of our technologies, markets, and institutions had what Douglas Rushkoff calls an "antihuman agenda." Today, the limitations of that agenda are showing. In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans speak with Douglas about how our economic and social operating systems need to change (and are changing) to meet this moment.Learn more about Douglas at his website and on LinkedIn.Learn more about Team Human at the website or by listening to the Team Human podcast.Mentioned references: Team Human - Douglas Rushkoff Get Back In The Box - Douglas Rushkoff Jack Welch, Chairman and CEO of GE Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus - Douglas Rushkoff Bullshit Jobs - David Graeber “The Bilderberg Group” Ricardo Semler's quote "mandala" Skunk Works Norman Vincent Peale and The Power of Positive Thinking ---------------------------Our book is available now at bravenewwork.comWe want to hear from you. Send your thoughts and feedback to podcast@theready.comLooking for some help with your own transformation? Visit theready.com

This is the thirteenth and final episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work—it's about adopting (in the midst of this chaos) a way of working that will make you ready for anything.Today's episode explores the area of compensation and the role that will play in navigating this uncertainty.This Brave New Work miniseries with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans is based on The Ready's OS Canvas which is featured in Brave New Work.Mentioned references: George Michael - Freedom! -Ready For Anything - Strategy: BNW Ep. 24 Send the questions you'd like to see answered in this series to podcast@theready.comDoes your team need help navigating this moment? Email us at hello@theready.com

This is the twelfth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work—it's about adopting (in the midst of this chaos) a way of working that will make you ready for anything.Today's episode explores the area of mastery and the role that will play in navigating this uncertainty.This Brave New Work miniseries with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans is based on The Ready's OS Canvas which is featured in Brave New Work.References mentioned The OS Canvas “Never memorize something that you can look up.” Albert Einstein (spurious) Shuhari (shu-ha-ri) Even-over statements: BNW Ep. 44 Retrospectives: BNW Ep. 10 Shane Parrish at Farnam Street Tim Ferriss Kim Scott’s feedback episode: BNW Ep. 13 Send the questions you'd like to see answered in this series to podcast@theready.comDoes your team need help navigating this moment? Email us at hello@theready.com

This is the eleventh episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work—it's about adopting (in the midst of this chaos) a way of working that will make you ready for anything. Today's episode explores the area of membership and the role that will play in navigating this uncertainty.This Brave New Work miniseries with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans is based on The Ready's OS Canvas which is featured in Brave New Work.Resources mentioned: The OS Canvas Seth Godin "people like us do things like this: longform article or Youtube video User Manual to Me: BNW Ep. 159 Working Agreements: BNW Ep. 2 Team Chartering: BNW Ep. 149 Retros: BNW Ep. 10 Elinor Ostrom's "rules": design principles for Common Pool Resource management Send the questions you'd like to see answered in this series to podcast@theready.comDoes your team need help navigating this moment? Email us at hello@theready.com

This is the tenth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work—it's about adopting (in the midst of this chaos) a way of working that will make you ready for anything.Today's episode explores the area of information and the role that will play in navigating this uncertainty.This Brave New Work miniseries with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans is based on The Ready's OS Canvas which is featured in Brave New Work.Resources mentioned: The OS Canvas "Parabol and Jordan": Brave New Work, Episode 10 "Emojis with Mike from Slack": Brave New Work, Episode 2 ------------------------------------The book that started this podcast is available now!We want to hear from you. Send your thoughts and feedback to podcast@theready.comLooking for some help with your own transformation? Visit our website to get started!

This is the ninth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work—it's about adopting (in the midst of this chaos) a way of working that will make you ready for anything.Today's episode explores the area of meetings and the role that will play in navigating this uncertainty.This Brave New Work miniseries with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans is based on The Ready's OS Canvas which is featured in Brave New Work.Resources mentioned: The Ready's OS Canvas Cynefin framework Dan Kim's episode: Ep. 4 with Dan Kim The retros episode: Ep. 10 with Jordan Husney Spotify daily health check Send the questions you'd like to see answered in this series to podcast@theready.comDoes your team need help navigating this moment? Email us at hello@theready.com

This is the eighth episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work—it's about adopting (in the midst of this chaos) a way of working that will make you ready for anything.Today's episode explores the area of workflow and the role that will play in navigating this uncertainty.This Brave New Work miniseries with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans is based on The Ready's OS Canvas which is featured in Brave New Work.Resources mentioned: The OS Canvas Structure on the canvas - BNW Ep. 23 Favi (autopart manufacturer) The Ready's Tension and Practice Deck WIP (“work in progress”) Basecamp episode - BNW Ep. 4 Send the questions you'd like to see answered in this series to podcast@theready.comDoes your team need help navigating this moment? Email us at hello@theready.com

This is the seventh episode in a series devoted to teams in transition due to the Novel Coronavirus. It's about more than simply adapting to remote work—it's about adopting (in the midst of this chaos) a way of working that will make you ready for anything.Today's episode explores the area of innovation and the role that will play in navigating this uncertainty.This Brave New Work miniseries with Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans is based on The Ready's OS Canvas which is featured in Brave New Work.Resources mentioned: The OS Canvas BNW Ep 25: Resources Astro Teller BNW Ep. 34: Kevin Kelly Send the questions you'd like to see answered in this series to podcast@theready.comDoes your team need help navigating this moment? Email us at hello@theready.com