Bob Sutton

Organizational Psychologist and Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University

About

Robert I. Sutton is an organizational psychologist and Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. He studies leadership, innovation, organizational change, and workplace dynamics. 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 in organizations. In addition, Sutton studies, speaks about, and...

Speech Titles

The Friction Project - How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder—Without Driving Everyone Crazy

Scaling Up Excellence - Getting to More Without Settling for Less

The Fundamentals of Modern Leadership

A Conversation with Bob Sutton

MEDIA

How to Become an Organizational Friction Fixer | Bob Sutton for Big Think+

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