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The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder
Huggy Rao, Robert I. Sutton
4.06 AVERAGE
31 reviews for:
The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder
Huggy Rao, Robert I. Sutton
4.06 AVERAGE
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medium-paced
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informative
medium-paced
Wow, this is an insightful book! The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder by organizational psychologist Robert I. Sutton and Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Hayagreeva Rao delves into the fascinating world of organizational dynamics. Their mission is to tackle the pervasive issue of friction, which is those forces hindering progress, slowing down processes, and making it downright challenging to get things done within organizations.
The authors start by defining friction as anything that makes tasks harder, more complicated, or slower. But there's a twist: not all friction is bad. Some forms are actually useful, and the key lies in distinguishing between the destructive and constructive types of friction.
Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, Sutton and Rao equip readers with the tools to become "friction fixers." These leaders learn to navigate the delicate balance between eliminating harmful friction and preserving the beneficial kind. For example, the authors explore how skilled friction fixers act as stewards of others' time. They identify areas where bad organizational friction can be averted and repaired, while also maintaining and injecting good friction.
Adam Grant aptly states, "If every leader took the ideas in this book seriously, the world would be a less miserable, more productive place." So, whether you're a seasoned executive or an aspiring leader, The Friction Project offers practical wisdom for making organizations more efficient, effective, and harmonious.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a temporary e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The authors start by defining friction as anything that makes tasks harder, more complicated, or slower. But there's a twist: not all friction is bad. Some forms are actually useful, and the key lies in distinguishing between the destructive and constructive types of friction.
Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, Sutton and Rao equip readers with the tools to become "friction fixers." These leaders learn to navigate the delicate balance between eliminating harmful friction and preserving the beneficial kind. For example, the authors explore how skilled friction fixers act as stewards of others' time. They identify areas where bad organizational friction can be averted and repaired, while also maintaining and injecting good friction.
Adam Grant aptly states, "If every leader took the ideas in this book seriously, the world would be a less miserable, more productive place." So, whether you're a seasoned executive or an aspiring leader, The Friction Project offers practical wisdom for making organizations more efficient, effective, and harmonious.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a temporary e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
hopeful
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inspiring
reflective
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medium-paced
informative
informative
inspiring
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Fine, a little repetitive in the middle … also Gen Mattis was a Marine and the Theranos story is a little odd and might have needed some more fact checking. Not saying it couldn’t have happened, but if he was Sec Def at the time, or if it was when he was on their board … either way if feels off to me.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
First, I'm not the target audience. I have nothing to do with managing other people (thankfully). I decided to give it a try anyway because it sounded interesting. However, I found the book too redundant and it felt like to much time was spent on name and number-dropping as opposed to efficiently explaining the concepts needed. Basically, there was too much FRICTION to waste my time with the rest of the book.