Rodney: I think we talk a lot about purpose on the show. The whole idea of using physics as a metaphor in our work is that, first of all, you can use some of the laws of physics here. For example, if you focus on speed, it may be less useful. It's more useful to focus on acceleration. Ifou ifyou are accelerating on a constant pace, you always are a little bit accelerating. So if you know, if you go one % better every dayyo, all your problems will be solved, basically by time. And the other part of that that the chapter is about focusing more on effect, even over locusing on efficiency.
If you’re like us, you’ve binged all of Netflix’s docuseries about Formula 1 racing. And if you’re like Ready member Jurriaan Kamer, you’re not only steeped in the popular sport, but also often thinking about its overlap with self-management and org design. Turns out that when you peer under Formula 1’s hood, you find provocative organizational lessons about requiring room for reflection, distributing authority, clarifying purpose, innovating alongside intense regulation, and accelerating change at lightning-speed.
In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans speak with Jurriaan about why modern businesses can use Formula 1 as a blueprint for efficiency and inventiveness and how he translated the sport’s organizational insights in his own business fable, "Formula X: How to Reach Extreme Acceleration in Your Organization."
If you want to learn more about Jurriaan's work his book, check him out here: https://www.jurriaankamer.com/
An F1 car in 2000: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F1-2000
An F1 car in 2021: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_SF21
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