Designing Work to More Effectively Solve the Right Problems

Designing Work to More Effectively Solve the Right Problems

November 11, 2025 · 1h 2m · Episode 124

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Nelson Repenning discusses dynamic work design and its impact on solving organizational problems.

In this week’s Management Brief, Nelson Repenning of MIT Sloan discusses the theories shaping organizational transformation. He highlights his “dynamic work design” — an “anti-initiative” approach to redesign work so organizations solve the right problems, boosting productivity, profits, and engagement.

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