Frances Frei
Frances Frei is a Harvard Business School professor and leadership expert whose work focuses on trust, inclusion, organizational performance, and effective management. She is best known as coauthor of Unleashed and Move Fast & Fix Things, books that helped extend her influence from academia to executives, founders, and public-sector leaders.
Biography & Author's Journey
Frances Frei built her career at the intersection of analytics and human behavior. Trained first in quantitative disciplines, she earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.Eng. from Pennsylvania State University, and a Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management from the Wharton School before establishing herself at Harvard Business School. At HBS she became known not only as a professor of technology and operations management but also as a teacher and institution-builder, developing a widely popular course on business models that delight customers and helping launch the school’s FIELD curriculum. Over time, her work moved from the mechanics of process design toward a larger question: how leaders create the conditions in which people and organizations can thrive. ((https://robinhood.com/newsroom/robinhood-markets-welcomes-frances-frei-to-its-board-of-directors?utm_source=openai))
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Transform service into a competitive weapon in a volatile economy.
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Radical leadership guide focusing on empowering others through trust, love, and belonging to unleash their full potential.
Move Fast and Fix Things
Frances Frei & Anne Morriss
A revolutionary leadership guide empowering executives to solve problems rapidly while strengthening their organizations and accelerating excellence.
Uncommon Service
Frances Frei & Anne Morriss
Transform service into a competitive weapon in a volatile economy.
Unleashed
Frances Frei & Anne Morriss
Radical leadership guide focusing on empowering others through trust, love, and belonging to unleash their full potential.
Move Fast and Fix Things
Frances Frei & Anne Morriss
A revolutionary leadership guide empowering executives to solve problems rapidly while strengthening their organizations and accelerating excellence.
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Community Voices
"Bloomberg called Frances Frei Uber's management guru"
— Bloomberg
"Tyra Banks said Frances Frei and Anne Morriss are the real deal"
— Tyra Banks
"The CEO Magazine said Frances Frei's Move Fast & Fix Things is concise, practical, comprehensive and optimistic"
— The CEO Magazine
"CNBC called Frances Frei a Harvard expert who taught Uber execs how to build trust"
— CNBC
"Hubert Joly said Frances Frei and Anne Morriss produced a fun, super-practical guide to leading change at speed"
— Hubert Joly
"Kiplinger said Frances Frei's Move Fast & Fix Things is one of those gems in business leadership"
— Kiplinger
"Forbes described Frances Frei as a workplace culture expert"
— Forbes
"Financial Times said Frances Frei's Unleashed is sparkily written and personal"
— Financial Times
"Thinkers50 ranked Frances Frei and Anne Morriss #7 in 2025 for trust, leadership, and transformation"
— Thinkers50
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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