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  • January 2024

  • Fri 19
    January 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    A Fireside Chat with Columbia University’s Rita McGrath

  • Tue 23
    January 23, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Between the Lines, with Insead’s Henning Piezunka

  • Wed 24
    January 24, 2024 @ 4:30 am - 5:20 pm

    Stanford eCorner, Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

    NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University

    View the Live Stream Attend the In-Person Event

  • Fri 26
    January 26, 2024 @ 10:00 am

    A Live Conversation with Amy Edmondson About The Friction Project

    Transformative insights on effective leadership to fuel productivity and growth in 2024 A Live, Virtual Conversation | January 26th 2024 | 10AM PT / 1PM ET

  • February 2024

  • Tue 6
    February 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

    Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder

    What is “destructive friction”? Bestselling authors Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao say that every organization is plagued by destructive friction; yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful, and leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse. Join us as Sutton and Rao teach people how to become “friction fixers.”

    Free – $50
  • March 2024

  • Mon 25
    March 25, 2024 - March 28, 2024

    Institute for Corporate Productivity Conference: Next Practices Now

    Each year, i4cp's conference attracts HR and talent executives from many of the world's largest and most innovative companies for what is often referred to as "the best conference of the year.

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Sometimes the best management is no management at all — first do no harm!

— Bob Sutton
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Indifference is as important as passion.

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Fight as if you are right; listen as if you are wrong.

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Big teams suck.

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George Carlin was right. Too many people behave as if “my shit is stuff, and your stuff is shit.” It creates a lot of unnecessary friction and frustration.

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“Am I a success or a failure?” is not a very useful question. It is better to ask “what am I learning.”

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 Jimmy Maloney was right. Work is an overrated activity.

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