At August, we help large-scale, enterprise organizations deepen their capacity to learn and adapt fast enough to realize their purpose – with structures, processes, and tools that help them sense and respond to the shifting world around them. But how do WE realize our purpose? Do we practice what we preach? Welcome to Emergent Agenda! The podcast about what we're up to - how we're structured, how we team, what crazy hopes and dreams we have for August that we're *trying* to turn into reality.
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On Psychological Safety During Coronavirus
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August co-founder Mike Arauz interviews Harvard professor Amy C Edmonson about psychological safety during a moment of crisis for organizations across the world.De către August Public Inc
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"Is this a feature or a bug?"Originally an argument made by Software Developers to defend a program flaw, the question "feature or bug" has infiltrated our daily conversations. Clay & Erica join Emily to debate the Features & Bugs of:- 113 Slack Channels- Elections at August- Having an Office- Bringing Your Whole Self to WorkLet us know what you th…
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Dear Corporate IT: Use Better Tools
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One of our biggest struggles to enacting real change in enterprise organizations is convincing companies to relinquish old tech and embrace new, better functioning tools. “We’re worried about security!” “What about bandwidth?” “Integration?” “IT support?”The answer to all these questions is: we have solutions! And it’s not just important, but absol…
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We're trying to become a more data-driven organization for so many reasons: measuring our impact, debunking or proving our hunches, strategically planning our next steps.... the list goes on & on!Hear about how we have - with the lots of help from Justine & Karina - began folding data into our day-to-day and in turn, our future.Emergent Agenda topi…
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Cadence: The Heartbeat Of Your Team
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Finding a cadence - the repeatable, disciplined schedule to your work - unlocks so much: focus, teaming, and safely trying something new. This week we talk about how to get into that important rhythm with your team, the tips on how to figure out logistics, the structures you can implement, and how, through using cadence, your team is free & empower…
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