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Brave New Work | Aaron Dignan | Talks at Google

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We were joined by Aaron Dignan, the founder of The Ready, an organization design and transformation firm, and author of "Brave New Work" to discuss better ways of working and how to ignite the energy in an organization, building a company that runs itself. About the book: The way we work is broken. It takes forever to get anything done. Meetings and emails are incessant. Bureaucracy stifles talent and creativity. After decades of management theory and multiple waves of technological and societal change, is this really the best we can do? Aaron Dignan teaches companies how to eliminate red tape, tap into collective intelligence, and rethink long-held traditions that no longer make sense. Using stories from companies at the cutting edge of organizational transformation, Brave New Work will show you how to transform your team, department and business from the inside out, making work more adaptable, abundant and human. It is packed with new tact …...more
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Ways of Working

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Not psyched about work

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What is happening

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organizations are complex

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a new operating system

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trust and autonomy

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Turning the ship around

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Functionalisation

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Change is impossible

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The looping process

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Working with executives

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Waterline

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Brave New Work | Aaron Dignan | Talks at Google
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2019May 6
We were joined by Aaron Dignan, the founder of The Ready, an organization design and transformation firm, and author of "Brave New Work" to discuss better ways of working and how to ignite the energy in an organization, building a company that runs itself. About the book: The way we work is broken. It takes forever to get anything done. Meetings and emails are incessant. Bureaucracy stifles talent and creativity. After decades of management theory and multiple waves of technological and societal change, is this really the best we can do? Aaron Dignan teaches companies how to eliminate red tape, tap into collective intelligence, and rethink long-held traditions that no longer make sense. Using stories from companies at the cutting edge of organizational transformation, Brave New Work will show you how to transform your team, department and business from the inside out, making work more adaptable, abundant and human. It is packed with new tactics and tips for updating your company's operating system: the simple rules and assumptions so deeply embedded that you don't even think to question them. Learn how to reignite passion and energy throughout your organization and to build a company that runs itself. Find the book here: https://goo.gl/szVxSp

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