An atom of work

28/05/2025 15 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5

Listen "An atom of work"

Episode Synopsis

Most failures in teamwork are not due to lapses in performance, but breakdowns in coordination. In this episode, I talk about the idea of "atom of work", that reveals why collaboration breaks down not in tasks, but in the hand-offs between them. I talk about how effective work is less about doing and more about promising (clear requests), aligning (agreements), and closing loops (declarations of satisfaction).

More episodes of the podcast Thinking in loud