Friction 101: How to make the right things easier and wrong things harder (w/ Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao) (re-release)
About this episode
The episode discusses how to eliminate work obstacles and create constraints for better productivity with insights from Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao.
Do you feel like you’re hitting a wall at work? This week, Anne and Frances are joined by Master Fixers Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao. Bob and Huggy are professors at Stanford University and authors of “The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder”. Together, the four discuss how anyone can eliminate the obstacles to doing their best work—and create constraints that make work even better. This episode originally aired in 2024. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/fixable-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Anne, Frances
Guests: Bob Sutton, Huggy Rao
Topics covered
- work obstacles
- leadership
- productivity
- constraints
- best work
Keywords
- friction
- leadership
- productivity
- work constraints
- Stanford
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stanford University
Books & works: The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder
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