Jan 30, 2024
On this episode of the Live Greatly podcast Kristel Bauer sits down with organizational psychologist and Stanford professor, Robert Sutton, to discuss his new book, THE FRICTION PROJECT: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder, which Robert wrote with Hayagreeva “Huggy” Rao. Kristel and Bob discuss what is bad friction at work, how leaders can create an optimal work environment, Bob's no asshole rule, how to better receive feedback and more. Tune in now!
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
- A look into THE FRICTION PROJECT: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder
- A look into Bob's No Asshole Rule
- What is bad friction at work?
- Some keys for leaders to navigate friction at work
- The importance of savoring
- How to build self-awareness as a leader
- A look into addition sickness
- An example of a get rid of stupid stuff campaign
- Why having a thick skin is important as a leader
- Bob's take on some keys to Adam Grant's success
- What kind of feedback should you be looking for in the workplace?
ABOUT ROBERT SUTTON:
Robert I. Sutton is an organizational psychologist and professor of Management Science and Engineering in the Stanford Engineering School. He has given keynote speeches to more than 200 groups in 20 countries, and served on numerous scholarly editorial boards. Sutton’s work has been featured in the New York Times, BusinessWeek, The Atlantic, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and Washington Post. He is a frequent guest on various television and radio programs, and has written eight books including The Friction Project, and two edited volumes, including the bestsellers The No Asshole Rule; Good Boss, Bad Boss; and Scaling Up Excellence.
About the book THE FRICTION PROJECT: How Smart Leaders
Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things
Harder (St. Martin’s Press; January 30, 2024), bestselling
authors and Stanford professors Robert I. Sutton and
Hayagreeva “Huggy” Rao present a decade’s worth of research on
what ought to be easy and what ought to be hard in
organizations, and how to change things for the better.
Based on their research, case studies, and hundreds of
engagements with top companies, the authors reveal just how
widespread this affliction is, and provide a roadmap for readers to
take up the mantle and blaze a path
out of the muck. Sutton and Rao tease out the most common and
destructive forms of friction, and share proven tactics,
tools, and practices that can help us avert these traps and move
forward. Ultimately, THE FRICTION PROJECT makes the case for a
new philosophy that empowers us to build positive, productive,
and humane organizations that make life better for their people and
those they serve.
Website: https://www.bobsutton.net/
Order the book, THE FRICTION PROJECT - How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder: https://www.bobsutton.net/book/the-friction-project/
Social Media Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobsutton1/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/work_matters
About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer:
Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness expert, popular keynote and TEDx speaker, and the host of top-rated podcast, “Live Greatly,” a show frequently ranked in the top 1% for self-improvement. Kristel is an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant with clinical experience in Integrative Psychiatry, giving her a unique perspective into optimizing mental well-being and attaining a mindset for more happiness and success in the workplace and beyond. Kristel decided to leave clinical practice in 2019 when she founded her wellness platform “Live Greatly” to share her message around well-being and success on a larger scale. With a mission to support companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness, success, and well-being, Kristel taps into her unique background in healthcare, business, and media, to provide invaluable insights into high power habits, leadership development, mental well-being, peak performance, resilience, sales, success, wellness at work, and a modern approach to work/life balance.
Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. A popular speaker on a variety of topics, Kristel has presented to groups at APMP, Bank of America, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. She has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine, has contributed to CEOWORLD Magazine & Real Leaders Magazine, and has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4’s WDAF-TV’s Great Day KC and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their 2 children. She can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide.
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