Huggy Rao Books
Huggy Rao is a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. He has published the book Market Rebels: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovation. Robert I. Sutton is a professor of management science and engineering at Stanford University. Among his books are Good Boss, Bad Boss and The No Asshole Rule (also available in blinks).
Scaling Up Excellence
What's Scaling Up Excellence about?
Scaling Up Excellence is the first major business publication that deals with how leaders can effectively spread exemplary practices in their organization. Readers can expect to learn about the latest research in the organizational behavior field, lots of instructive industry case studies, and many helpful practices, strategies and principles for scaling up.
The authors help leaders and managers understand major scaling challenges and show how to identify excellent niches, spread them and cultivate the right mindset within their organizations. They also set out scaling principles that guide leaders in their daily decisions.
Who should read Scaling Up Excellence?
- Leaders and managers seeking to improve the performance of their organization
- Anyone who wants to know how to spread best practices in an organization
- Anyone interested in cutting-edge organizational research
The Friction Project
What's The Friction Project about?
The Friction Project (2024) unveils strategies for how to make organizations run smoothly, beginning with identifying sources of both beneficial and detrimental friction. It introduces tools to address common friction troubles, empowering leaders to navigate and optimize organizational dynamics.
Who should read The Friction Project?
- Employees so swamped with meaningless tasks that they have no time for work
- Workers who wish they could put the brakes on projects that move too fast
- Managers who suspect they’re out of touch with the concerns of their staff and clients