This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 512.

Please understand that when you choose a job in a company, you're not just choosing a job,

you're really choosing a version of yourself. When you show up

for work, make sure you're choosing your best self. 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.

Hi, I'm Jeff, and this is the Read to Lead podcast, the podcast dedicated to your personal

and professional growth, where I believe that if you want to achieve true success in business

and in life, then a part of that plan needs to be intentional and consistent reading.

And of course, once you've done that reading, you put what you read into practice.

That's the idea anyway.

And that's what this show is designed to help you do.

And the author helping us do that today is Huggy Rao.

He's co-written a book with Robert Sutton called The Friction Project,

how smart leaders make the right things easier and the wrong things harder.

I'll ask Huggy to share about some of the events and experiences that brought him to a place where he realized this book was needed.

When it comes to addressing friction-filled issues, how a person's level of influence plays a role as to what steps to take, what we need to understand about our addition bias as humans, and how we can instead

put a subtraction mindset to work, and much, much more. As this new year is well underway, I want to

invite you to join folks like Nancy and Gary, two of our latest members inside the

read to lead community. In fact, Nancy just joined yesterday, Gary just a few days ago,

and they want to meet you, and so do I. And a read to lead plus membership inside the

read to lead community is perfect for rubbing shoulders with like-minded folks, people who take personal

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