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How the IKEA Effect Shapes Office Politics
Season 3
Episode 137
Published 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Description
Why do your colleagues overvalue their own ideas—and undervalue yours? Lucas and Luna explore the IKEA effect in the workplace: the psychological bias that makes us love what we build, even when it's flawed. They unpack a real-world example from a product team that couldn't let go of a feature they'd spent months developing, costing the company millions. Then they discuss how smart leaders can use this principle to get buy-in (let people co-create), and how to gently dislodge someone from a pet project without triggering defensiveness. A concrete 10-minute playbook for navigating the most common political friction at work.