Robert (Bob) Sutton is an organizational psychologist at Stanford University and best-selling author of eight books. He studies leadership, innovation, organizational change, and workplace dynamics. Sutton has published over 200 articles, chapters, and case studies in scholarly and applied outlets. His main focus over the past decade is on scaling and leading at scale—how to grow organizations, spread good things (and remove bad things) in teams and organizations, and enhance performance, innovation, and well-being given the distinct challenges in big organizations.
Bob will join our Lab community for a virtual session entitled Scaling Systems Change in July 2024.
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Additional Resources:
- Rid Your Organization of Obstacles That Infuriate Everyone (Article by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao))
- Innovation 2.0: Shortcuts and Speed Bumps (Podcast with Robert I. Sutton)
- The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder (Book by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao)
- Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less (Book by Leidy Klotz)
- Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World (Book by Donald Sull and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt)
- Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead (Book by Laszlo Bock)
- On Bullshit (Book by Harry G. Frankfurt)
- The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work (Book by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer)
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Book by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace))
- Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team (Book by Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai)
Scaling Systems Change
Bob Sutton