14. Be Better At Work: How to Communicate Better With Coworkers and Employees - podcast episode cover

14. Be Better At Work: How to Communicate Better With Coworkers and Employees

Jul 02, 202026 minSeason 1Ep. 14
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Episode description

Most of the work we do requires coordinating and collaborating with others. But how can we ensure the benefits of working with others, while avoiding conflict that’s inherent to communicating within groups?

In this episode, Matt Abrahams speaks with Bob Sutton, Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford School of Engineering and GSB Professor of Organizational Behavior (by courtesy) about maximizing productivity while minimizing what he calls “friction.” “So many organizations make the right things too hard to do and the wrong things too easy,” Sutton says. “For communication, to me, a big part of a leader's job is to be clear about where people should focus attention and where they should not focus attention.” 


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