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)
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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)
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AI isn’t coming—it’s here. Every organization is already feeling its impact, whether through new tools, shifting expectations, or the quiet panic of not knowing where to start. But most companies are doing what they always do: treating transformation like a plan instead of an experiment. And as AI reshapes how work gets done, the biggest risk isn’t falling behind—it’s automating the dysfunctions you already have.
In this episode of At Work with The Ready, Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin take their first deep dive into AI since 2023. They unpack why AI acts as a mirror for your organization’s operating system, how hesitation and hype are both clouding judgment, and what it looks like to design meaningful ways to learn and experiment instead of performative roadmaps.
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Mentioned references:
Little Caesar's and Detroit Redwings connection
The Ready's AI Coffee Club
Dot-com bubble
polarities in tension
"traditional consulting episode": AWWTR Ep. 8
conference Rodney refers to: Charter Workplace Summit
"AI as translation layer podcast" (actually an article)
00:00 Intro + Check-In: What’s good?
03:13 The Pattern: AI is a mirror for everything in your org, and probably making it worse
09:48 Importance of doing your own research, even if you’re a skeptic
12:35 Treating AI as a paint job on your broken org won’t fix anything
16:30 The role of humans at work right now
21:03 Importance of real scaffolding to do this work
24:14 Recasting IT as the enabler rather than the traffic cop
28:03 Nobody is an expert yet and there is no roadmap
33:43 The easiest idea with AI usually isn’t the best one
39:28 What Rodney and Sam are hopeful about with AI
44:23 Counter ideas for engaging with AI
47:10 Wrap up: leave us a review and share the show with your coworkers
Sound engineering and design by Taylor Marvin of Coupe Studios.
At Work with The Ready
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)
