At Work with The Ready AUA: Why Won't The Rest Of The Org Copy What’s Working?
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Mar 30, 2026 They explore why winning practices in one team fail to spread across federated organizations. They dig into Not Invented Here, the limits of radical transparency, and how finished solutions can be rejected. They argue for acting as an internal consultant, offering scaffolding and empathetic help to enable adoption.
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Organ Rejection Blocks Internal Spread
- Federated organizations often resist adopting successful practices from one unit even when results are obvious.
- Rodney calls this 'organ rejection' where the rest of the body actively ignores a pristine solution from one part of the org.
Transparency Needs Preconditions To Work
- Radical transparency isn't always an unqualified good; it can be distracting without prerequisites.
- Sam warns teams need certain conditions before transparency becomes useful rather than a massive distraction.
Client Work Showing Isolated Wins
- Rodney recounts seeing subsidiaries change comp, ops, or strategy and being baffled that others don't copy them.
- He describes repeating client experiences where one unit's success stayed contained while others said, 'please shut the fuck up.'