Nelson Repenning
@NelsonRepenning
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School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies
Belmont, Massachusetts
Joined September 2025
AI adoption stalls when organizations treat it as a tool problem rather than a systems problem. New @Genpact research shows why only 12% of firms are leading the shift toward autonomous enterprises and what sets them apart. https://t.co/ABx36ldQh4
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Grateful to see There’s Got to Be a Better Way included in @behscientist’s Notable Books of 2025. Even better to be listed alongside so many smart authors asking hard questions about how we work and organize. https://t.co/7XSZxWXm7K
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behavioralscientist.org
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2025.
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For those interested, here’s the Bartleby article that explores broken workflows and how organizations can address them:
economist.com
Extremely chaotic and incredibly simple
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Appreciated seeing There’s Got to Be a Better Way referenced in Bartleby by Andrew Palmer. The aeroplane door analogy speaks to the discipline required once work is underway. https://t.co/BwjuzD4p5X
@TheEconomist @MIT @MITSloanExecEd @MITSloan @HachetteUS @BasicVenture
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.@MITSloanAlumni stories show how ideas turn into long-term work. Honored to be included alongside alumni advancing leadership, health, and service to the community. https://t.co/XHgG5WkM2Z
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mitsloan.mit.edu
In 2025, the MIT Sloan alumni community stayed busy finding a cure to pediatric brain cancer, publishing new research on leadership, and more.
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As organizations scale, the design of work often drifts away from learning. Conversations at @MITSloan Reunion 2025 showed how decisions in finance, climate, and innovation are shaped by system design. https://t.co/WEny7Lug2V
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mitsloan.mit.edu
Faculty presented the latest insights from their work in corporate leadership, precision medicine, climate policy, personal finance, and deep tech during MIT Sloan Reunion 2025.
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Thank you to @MITSloan for underscoring a core principle of Dynamic Work Design. Leaders make the biggest impact when they engage with the actual conditions of the work and support teams in diagnosing and addressing what’s really in the way.
This insight from MIT Sloan's @NelsonRepenning captures a critical leadership truth. When trying to overcome organizational roadblocks, leaders must engage directly with the day-to-day realities of how work actually gets done. Learn more: https://t.co/jGPUluTiFD
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Honored to be included in @NextBigIdeaClub’s list of the 12 Best Productivity Books of the year. Grateful to be in such thoughtful company. https://t.co/ZzHRHHp7Uc
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bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com
From focus to flow to finally finishing what you start, these are the year’s smartest guides to getting things done.
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Don Kieffer with @MarkGraban on Lean Blog Interviews: solve the right problem, structure for discovery, connect the human chain, regulate flow, visualize the work. https://t.co/8WHquBuIWp
#Leadership #DynamicWorkDesign @mit @MITSloan @MITSloanExecEd @HachetteUS @BasicVenture
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This insight from MIT Sloan's @NelsonRepenning captures a critical leadership truth. When trying to overcome organizational roadblocks, leaders must engage directly with the day-to-day realities of how work actually gets done. Learn more: https://t.co/jGPUluTiFD
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Appreciative to be featured in the @MITSloan 2025 reading list with so many great leaders. 📖 https://t.co/0nUazvkQQi
#Leadership #BetterWay #WorkDesign @MITSloanExecEd @MIT @HachetteUS @BasicVenture
mitsloan.mit.edu
New books this year cover ecosystems, entrepreneurship, dynamic work design, and the paradox of meritocracy.
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CFOs are asking tougher questions at @MIT Sloan’s summit. One key insight: when knowledge work lacks process design, leaders are managing slow breakdowns. https://t.co/ByLSmoTDXd
#Leadership @HachetteUS @MITSloan @cfo @MITSloan @MITSloanExecEd @BasicVenture
cfo.com
Beth Kurth, executive producer of the MIT Sloan CFO Summit, said this year’s conversations showed a shift toward practical AI and tougher questions for vendors.
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Clear expectations help teams concentrate on what drives performance. There’s Got to Be a Better Way explores how leaders can set the stage for progress and better outcomes. #leadership #DynamicWorkDesign @MIT @MITSloan @MITSloanExecEd @HachetteUS @BasicVenture
In #leadership, you get what you expect. @Fastcompany article by @MITSloan professor @NelsonRepenning, coauthor of the book #TheresGotToBeaBetterWay: How to Deliver Results and Get Rid of the Stuff That Gets in the Way of Real Work from @BasicVenture
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When leaders set clear expectations, teams perform differently. T. Alexander Puutio explores this in @FastCompany. 📖 https://t.co/C45pYbTzj0
#Leadership #WorkDesign #BetterWay @MIT @MITSloan @MITSloanExecEd @HachetteUS @BasicVenture
fastcompany.com
Expectations have an uncanny way of turning into real, measurable effects on human behavior. Here’s why it matters for managers.
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One day out. Nov 19, 11:00 am–12:00 pm EST. Free and virtual with @systemdynamics_. Five principles you can apply right away. RSVP: https://t.co/AaVd8pz0H1
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Dynamic work design helps teams see their work, solve the right problems, and learn from experience. This approach builds systems that adapt instead of stall. Grateful to @LeanDotOrg for the conversation. https://t.co/0nLcTD4FxJ
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By: Josh Howell, Mark Reich, Nelson Repenning In this week’s edition of The Management Brief, Josh Howell, LEI President, and Mark Reich, LEI Chief Engineer Strategy, speak with Nelson Repenning,...
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Teams often know what to fix but not how to start. Learn the 4 principles of Dynamic Work Design, that can help leaders see and improve how work happens. 📖 https://t.co/Uf7oAFFKlN
#Leadership #WorkDesign #BetterWay @MIT @MITSloan @MITSloanExecEd @HachetteUS @BasicVenture
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Stalled projects and workarounds cause chaos in too many organizations. Dynamic work design offers a way to address this through continuous, hands-on problem-solving.
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Understanding how work really gets done is one of the most overlooked ways to build trust and engagement. Thanks @MITSloan for sharing this insight.
“When executives make an effort to understand what makes things work, that’s an ideal way to build trust and engagement. Those opportunities are like gold, if you’re trying to build a more productive culture.” — @NelsonRepenning
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One week closer. Nov 19, 11:00 am–12:00 pm EST. Free virtual event with @systemdynamics_. Clear the noise, see the work, focus on outcomes. RSVP: https://t.co/AaVd8pysRt
@MIT @MITSloan @MITSloanExecEd @HachetteUS @BasicVenture
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Appreciated seeing Dynamic Work Design included in this @IBDinvestors piece by @MinkBzComMinute on practical ways to improve productivity. When organizations design work that flows progress starts. https://t.co/8HMhQaltLo
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investors.com
No one can create more time in the 1,440-minute, 24-hour day. But all of us can do more with that time to be more productive.
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