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The Chaos of Scale
Andy Golding
8 episodes
6 days ago
Life inside a scale-up can feel like living inside a never-ending fire drill. Every ping feels existential. Every email feels critical. Every request feels like it needed to be done yesterday. But here’s the truth: when everything is urgent, nothing actually is. This episode breaks down the chaos-inducing cycle of reactive urgency — and why building your urgency immunity is essential for staying sane, staying effective, and staying human at scale. You’ll learn how to spot real urgency versus ...
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Life inside a scale-up can feel like living inside a never-ending fire drill. Every ping feels existential. Every email feels critical. Every request feels like it needed to be done yesterday. But here’s the truth: when everything is urgent, nothing actually is. This episode breaks down the chaos-inducing cycle of reactive urgency — and why building your urgency immunity is essential for staying sane, staying effective, and staying human at scale. You’ll learn how to spot real urgency versus ...
Show more...
Management
Business,
Careers,
Entrepreneurship
Episodes (8/8)
The Chaos of Scale
Ep. 8. Build Your Urgency Immunity - The Chaos of Scale
Life inside a scale-up can feel like living inside a never-ending fire drill. Every ping feels existential. Every email feels critical. Every request feels like it needed to be done yesterday. But here’s the truth: when everything is urgent, nothing actually is. This episode breaks down the chaos-inducing cycle of reactive urgency — and why building your urgency immunity is essential for staying sane, staying effective, and staying human at scale. You’ll learn how to spot real urgency versus ...
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3 weeks ago
10 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Ep.7 Are We a Team or a Family - The Chaos of Scale
As startups grow, a familiar tension creeps in: Are we building a family… or a team? In this episode, we dive into one of the most romanticised — and misunderstood — ideas in company culture. The early-stage “family vibe” feels warm, loyal, scrappy, all-in. But as we scale, needs shift. Roles shift. Expectations shift. And the family analogy? It starts to crack. This episode explores why high-performing sports teams — intentional, accountable, built for impact — offer a far healthier blueprin...
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1 month ago
14 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Ep.6 What Are You Optimizing For? - The Chaos of Scale
In the whirlwind of a scaling business, it’s easy to default to “just get it done.” But fast doesn’t always mean effective — and done doesn’t always mean done properly. This episode unpacks the deceptively simple question: “What are we optimizing for?” Whether it’s speed, quality, connection, or experience — the answer changes everything about how you plan, work, lead, and collaborate. From customer calls and website reviews to team communication, Andy shares stories that reveal how clarity o...
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1 month ago
10 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Ep. 5 The 'Ick' of Process - The Chaos of Scale
The 'Ick' of Process As your business grows, structure and formality become necessary—but they can also make your team squirm. That ick of process? It’s real. In this episode, Andy Golding explores how to balance the need for structure with the freedom that fuels creativity. From sales teams struggling with CRMs to overwhelmed comms departments learning to say “no,” we unpack the uncomfortable, essential shift from scrappy startup to scalable clarity. You’ll learn why process doesn’t have to ...
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2 months ago
13 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Ep. 4 Own Your Human - The Chaos of Scale
Scaling is messy, and in the noise of deadlines and milestones it’s easy to forget that behind every role is a whole person. In this episode of The Chaos of Scale, Andy Golding unpacks the fourth guiding principle—Own Your Human. From sleepless nights to sick kids, life always shows up at work. When we acknowledge it instead of hiding it, we unlock trust, connection, and long-term resilience. Vulnerability might feel uncomfortable at first, but it creates the kind of culture where people feel...
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2 months ago
12 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Ep. 3 Lean on Kindness - The Chaos of Scale
In fast-growing teams, pressure is constant—so set the tone with kindness. In this episode of The Chaos of Scale, Andy Golding explores “Lean on Kindness” as a practical, powerful operating principle for leaders and teams. Learn how kindness creates safety for hard conversations, fuels better decisions under pressure, and builds the long-term resilience your team and organization need to thrive. Andy shares real moments, mistakes, and simple shifts you can make today—from how to respond when ...
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3 months ago
16 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Ep 2. Beware the Curse of Knowledge - The Chaos of Scale
Welcome to The Chaos of Scale, the podcast dedicated to helping scaling businesses navigate the human side of growth. Hosted by Andy Golding, this show provides practical guidance for leaders dealing with the unique challenges that emerge when companies grow rapidly. In this episode, we explore the second of four essential Guiding Principles: Beware the Curse of Knowledge. Learn why what seems obvious to you is often completely unclear to others, and how this cognitive bias creates communicat...
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3 months ago
13 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Ep. 1 Pause For Quality - The Chaos of Scale
The Chaos of Scale: Episode 1 - Pause For Quality Welcome to The Chaos of Scale, the podcast dedicated to helping scaling businesses navigate the human side of growth. Hosted by Andy Golding, this show provides practical guidance for leaders dealing with the unique challenges that emerge when companies grow rapidly. In this inaugural episode, we introduce the first of four essential Guiding Principles: Pause For Quality. Discover why the instinct to respond quickly often backfires in scaling ...
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4 months ago
13 minutes

The Chaos of Scale
Life inside a scale-up can feel like living inside a never-ending fire drill. Every ping feels existential. Every email feels critical. Every request feels like it needed to be done yesterday. But here’s the truth: when everything is urgent, nothing actually is. This episode breaks down the chaos-inducing cycle of reactive urgency — and why building your urgency immunity is essential for staying sane, staying effective, and staying human at scale. You’ll learn how to spot real urgency versus ...