.strategy+business speaks to #TheFrictionProject coauthor and Stanford University professor Bob Sutton (@work_matters) about the book and the role of friction in the workplace. St. Martin's Press strategy-business.com/article/Jargon…

By popular demand, a link to the video of my interview with Danny Kahneman in 2012 for 100 Women in Finance:

I can tell you he was in fine form that evening.

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This week's newsletter is my very personal memorial to Danny Kahneman.

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Have you ever wondered how smart leaders make the right things easier and the wrong things harder?

Today on the Next Big Idea Daily, we're learning from the authors of the new book The Friction Project, huggyrao and Robert Sutton Bob Sutton.

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A common obstacle that many people in many organizations face is simply how hard it is to get simple things done.

Robert Sutton shares some catalysts for turning that around. See here: sb.stratbz.to/43RtKom

8 Times You Should Slow Way Down at Work, According to a Stanford Management Expert buff.ly/3SE7bzA

Warren's obit, for folks who may not be familiar with him. nytimes.com/2014/08/02/bus…

The late great Warren Bennis said something to me 40 years ago that's been rattling around my brain today, as I think about creative work.

Warren urged me to avoid working at places where 'The best you can be is a perfect imitation of those who came before you.'

A wise man!

Jargon Monoxide. Aye! Bob Sutton F3QSource

My chat with the wise, funny, & relentlessly practical Tiffani Bova just dropped

'If the DMV can do it, so you can you!” My message to folks at places like Google & Stanford that battle destructive friction

We each can be a 'trustee of others' time'

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Goodhart’s Law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

Campbell’s Law: 'The more a metric is used, the more likely it is to corrupt the process it is intended to monitor.”

What do you think?

I've discussed 'The Friction Project with a bunch of leadership teams lately

Some symptoms of healthy dynamics:

Warm laughter
Civil but frequent arguments
Fairly equal talking time
CEO knows when to STFU
Followers interrupt top dog more than the other way around

Other signs?

I had a rollicking conversation with Katie Couric's team about how YOU can serve as a trustee of your colleagues' and customers' time.

We dug into key lessons from my new book with Huggy Rao, 'The Friction Project.'

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Are you stuck in outdated leadership tactics and still seeing no improvement? Leaders, it's time to evolve! Discover how in 3 of my podcast episodes, featuring Jim Barr of BowFlex, Dr. Brian Klaas, and Bob Sutton. Check out this article: ow.ly/el7b50R7vhM

I loved speaking about 'The Friction Project' to company teams at the Tugboat Institute gathering

In a giant whiskey barrel, at the Country Music Hall of Fame

Their common purpose is 'adapt and grow profitably for 100 years, and more'Evergreen Journal by Tugboat Institute
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My new piece in Time argues that we are too focused on the wrong kinds of AI apocalypses, ones we can't control.

Instead, we need to spend more time thinking about how to use AI in our organizations & institutions to help us thrive, not replace our roles. time.com/6961559/ethan-…

How To Become Famous, coming in 7 weeks (probably the most fun the author has ever had with a book; much influenced by Noise).
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