Oct 6, 2026 · 43 min · 9 segments
Is something at work feeling harder than it needs to be? It could be a meeting that takes too long, a decision that goes back and forth, or a process with more steps than it needs. This week, Helen…
Sarah EllisHostHelen TupperHostUm, so today then, today we are going to borrow brilliance from dun, dun, dun, The Friction Project.
I can't really, can't remember why, but, you know, like I think I was in a bookshop and-
Um, and they're two Stanford professors endorsed by many people, including Adam Grant and-
Um, and it is all about friction, friction at work, and where friction can work for or against you in work.
And so we started reflecting on the concept of sort of squiggly careers and tried to turn it into something helpful in this episode.
So we're gonna think about how you can spot the sources of friction that might exist in your work today, and how that might be getting in your way.
Um, then how you can get rid of bad friction, and then maybe a surprising thing, how you can create good friction.
Um, so today then, today we are going to borrow brilliance from dun, dun, dun, The Friction Project.
I can't really, can't remember why, but, you know, like I think I was in a bookshop and-
Um, and they're two Stanford professors endorsed by many people, including Adam Grant and-
Um, and it is all about friction, friction at work, and where friction can work for or against you in work.
And so we started reflecting on the concept of sort of squiggly careers and tried to turn it into something helpful in this episode.
So we're gonna think about how you can spot the sources of friction that might exist in your work today, and how that might be getting in your way.
Um, then how you can get rid of bad friction, and then maybe a surprising thing, how you can create good friction.
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