AUA: Why Is My Small Org So Hard To Run?
Rodney and Sam explore how org design ideas apply to smaller organizations — and why the problem is usually missing structure, not too much of it.
At Work with The Ready · Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin
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Show Notes
Small doesn't mean simple. In fact, smaller organizations are often more complex in the ways that are hardest to manage — personalities loom larger, every conversation carries more weight, and the line between "business problem" and interpersonal drama gets uncomfortably thin.
In this mini AUA, Rodney and Sam break down why smaller orgs typically need to install minimum viable structure to tame the chaos — while larger orgs are usually trying to remove it. Same toolkit, opposite motion. They also explore the quiet inflection point that hits somewhere under 50 people, when "everyone knows everything" suddenly stops being true and no one quite knows what to do about it.
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Mentioned references:
- "strategy": AWWTR Ep. 2
- "principles-based budgeting"
- Dunbar's number
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Sound engineering and design by Taylor Marvin of Coupe Studios.