The chapter delves into survivorship bias among disgruntled employees, the struggle to obtain balanced feedback in a workplace, valuing mental and physical well-being, and the significance of simplifying solutions by removing complexity. Additionally, the necessity of eliminating negative friction is discussed through the analogy of being an editor-in-chief and trimming unnecessary complications.
Today, Adam Grant and Bob Sutton, two legends of organizational psychology, discuss Bob’s new book, “The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder.”
🎙️ This interview first appeared on Adam’s podcast, “ReThinking.” Follow it now on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
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