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The Friction Project

How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder

Book • 2024

The Friction Project by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao focuses on the concept of friction in organizations, highlighting both its positive and negative aspects.

The authors provide tools and strategies for identifying, assessing, and addressing friction, including 'friction forensics' and a 'help pyramid.

' They delve into common friction troubles such as oblivious leaders, addition sickness, broken connections, jargon monoxide, and fast and frenzied people and teams.

The book emphasizes the importance of leaders acting as 'friction fixers' to improve communication, cooperation, and collaboration, and to maintain a productive workplace culture.

Mentioned by

Dave Stachowiak

Shankar Vedantam

Nelson Repenning

Gregor Thuswaldner

Mentioned in 14 episodes

Mentioned by

Adam Grant

as the co-author of a new book, 'The Friction Project', which offers guidance on workplace problem-solving.

How to become a "friction-fixer" with Bob Sutton

Mentioned by

Anne Morriss

and

Frances Fry

as the authors of a new book, discussing how to reduce bad friction and increase good friction in organizations.

Sunday Pick: Friction 101: How to make the right things easier and wrong things harder | Fixable

Mentioned by

Matt Abrahams

as a new book co-authored with Bob Sutton.

131. Friction Fixing: How to Use Obstacles to Your Advantage

Co-authored by Bob Sutton and Hagi Rao, exploring how smart leaders can leverage friction for better outcomes.

How to Reduce the Friction that Hurts You — and Harness the Friction that Helps

Mentioned by

Adam Grant

as

Bob Sutton

's latest book, offering insights on workplace problems.

How to become a "friction-fixer" with Bob Sutton

Recommended by

Nelson Repenning

as complementary to their own work, focusing on obstacles to organizational productivity.

#317 How to Reengineer Your Business Processes with Nelson Repenning, Distinguished Professor at MIT Sloan & Don Kieffer, Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at MIT Sloan

Mentioned by

Dave Stachowiak

as the basis for the podcast episode, focusing on strategies to mitigate oblivious leadership.

667: The Way to Handle Oblivious Leadership, with Robert Sutton

Mentioned by

Damon Klotz

as

Bob Sutton

's most recent book, co-authored with Huggy Rao.

Bob Sutton on building a workplace with healthy friction and no assholes

Mentioned by

Lisa Leong

as a book co-authored by

Robert Sutton

and Huggy Rau, documenting their seven-year research on workplace friction.

How to be a friction fixer

Recommended by

Kurt Nelson

for insights on dealing with friction in the workplace.

2024's Best Books to Transform Work, Life, and Thinking

Mentioned by

Bob Sutton

as one of his eight books, highlighting the concept of constructive friction in organizations.

The universal hack: Why the friction principle applies everywhere | Bob Sutton for Big Think+

Mentioned by

Bob Sutton

as their new book about good and bad friction.

The playbook for fixing toxic culture, pointless friction, and broken systems | Bob Sutton (Stanford, NYT bestselling author)

Mentioned by

Bob Sutton

as a book co-authored with Huggy Rao, exploring the concept of friction in organizations.

Surviving Assholes and Building Better Organizations with Bob Sutton 7 | 14

Recommended by

Greg Satell

as a fantastic read.

Bob Sutton: Rule #1 - Don’t Be An Asshole

Mentioned by

Shankar Vedantam

as a book co-authored by

Bob Sutton

and Hagi Rao.

Innovation 2.0: Shortcuts and Speed Bumps

Mentioned by

Gregor Thuswaldner

and

Robert Sutton

as the topic of their conversation, focusing on how smart leaders can make the right things easier and the wrong things harder.

7. Good vs. Bad Friction in Higher Education: A Conversation with Robert Sutton

Mentioned by

Rachel Johnson

as a new book where Robert I. Sutton studies the concept of flat catchers.

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