The Change Signal with Ron Friedman
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Here are three questions from this Change Signal conversation with Ron Friedman: Are you leading change or assigning homework? Is individual productivity making your team less effective? And what needs to stop before change can start?
Ron Friedman is a social psychologist and author of Superteams, and he’s got some fascinating research on what the highest-performing teams do differently — and why that matters for anyone leading organizational change.
We explore a surprising paradox: making individuals more productive doesn’t necessarily make teams more productive. In fact, AI might be making the problem worse, adding hours to the workweek instead of giving us time back.
We also dig into why change initiatives so often feel like extra homework, and how leaders can create genuine ownership by letting people shape the way change happens.
And then there’s capacity. If your team is drowning in meetings, messages, and competing priorities, where exactly are they supposed to find the time to experiment, learn, and adapt?
It’s a conversation about building better teams, protecting their attention, and making continuous improvement part of how work actually gets done.
ABOUT RON:
Ron Friedman, PhD, is an award-winning social psychologist, bestselling author, and founder of Superteams, Inc. His books include Superteams, Decoding Greatness, and The Best Place to Work. His research explores the science of high performance, motivation, and teamwork, and his work has appeared in Harvard Business Review and other leading publications.
Music Credits: Rest in the Garden – SackJo22 ft Duckett & The Stubble Field Break (Mana Mixed) – Mana Junkie ft Apoxode
