Nelson P. Repenning
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Nelson Repenning, the faculty director of the MIT Leadership Center and co-creator of Dynamic Work Design, is a leading authority on the practical steps organizations need to take to turn good ideas into real results. A self-described “organizational engineer,” Nelson helps leaders redesign the daily decisions and routines that determine how work gets done, allowing organizations to effectively innovate and transform. Drawing on decades of experience across industries, including oil and gas, biotech, technical R&D and more, he offers a powerful framework for connecting strategy to action, demonstrating how to make knowledge work as efficient and intentional as manufacturing. Nelson also has deep experience in helping build and maintain safety systems in high hazard environments. His forthcoming book, “There’s Got to Be a Better Way” (August 2025), reveals how to energize workforces with five principles that eliminate the chaos of modern work and help them reclaim focus, flow and sustainable productivity.
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