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How to Use Office Rivalry Productively
Season 1
Episode 43
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
Description
Lucas and Luna explore the fine line between destructive office rivalry and productive competitive tension. Using the case of Uber and Lyft's early driver-poaching wars, Lucas argues that rivalry can sharpen performance when channeled correctly. Luna pushes back with data from a Stanford study showing that head-to-head competition inside teams often backfires. They land on four specific rules for making rivalry work for you, not against you: pick the right opponent, keep the comparison metrics objective, limit the scope of competition, and agree on a post-rivalry decompression ritual. Practical advice for anyone who's ever felt that uncomfortable push-pull between wanting to win and wanting to collaborate.