At Work with The Ready

Brave New Work 37. How to Pick Your Principles


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Without bureaucracy and compliance, how can we ensure that we remain aligned and coherent while also leaving room for judgment? The answer: principles.

In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans explore how to craft a useful principle—and how to make use of them day-to-day.


Read The Ready's article for more information on principles here.


Mentioned references:

  • hangboards
  • Principles (2017) by Ray Dalio
  • 'Beyond Budgeting"
  • "Even Overs" - BNW Ep. 44
  • "canvas areas" - The Ready's OS Canvas
  • "safe to try"
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    00:00 Intro + Check-In: What are you doing for fitness these days?

    03:46 Defining principles

    12:42 Considering first principles for a team

    16:40 Using principles to guide away from shenanigans

    23:18 Nervous system response to strong principles

    26:34 Picking your principles

    35:51 Aaron and Rodney’s principles hit list

    41:03 Wrap up. Leave us a review!

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