Bob Sutton on The No Asshole Rule
We all know someone we refer to as an asshole. Either they are someone unreasonable to deal with, or someone who generally treats people with contempt, or maybe it’s someone who maintains their own self-importance at the cost of others around them. Through extensive research, Professor Bob Sutton comes to the conclusion that the corporate world is overrun with people any rational person would consider assholes. Sutton’s latest book, The No Asshole Rule, examines this phenomenon and proposes a solution – eliminate the assholes from your work environment. Instead of tolerating the top performer in your organization when he or she is consistently a jerk, it might be better to send them packing. Chock-full of real world examples of good and bad behavior, The No Asshole Rule shed conclusive light on the costs of corporate jerks on productivity. Following the recent HBS Tech luncheon in Palo Alto, Jake talked with Bob Sutton about his motivations in researching and writing the book, some examples of asshole behavior, and why you might still find the book interesting even if you’re already well aware of the creeps in your respective cubicle hell.
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Chris Abraham - Because the Medium is the Message
March 16th, 2007
at 6:05pm
be an asshole, but I think Bob needs some assertiveness training because I think he brings all of this stuff on himself. The No Asshole Rule[IMG ] is a great title for a book, though, but Robert Sutton sounds like a bit of “revenge of the nerds” nance. Podcast of Bob Sutton via the Chris Pirillo Show
Cliff
February 12th, 2007
at 11:43am
Good show. One problem, though: I’ve met Laars and several members of his SuccessFactors executive team. While they can be on their best behavior when it suits them, they are, in fact, assholes the rest of the time. This is especially true behind closed doors, when they need roll up their sleeves and deal with tough issues that come up as they run their business. In other words, it’s OK for them to be assholes, because everyone around them isn’t and just deals with it.
They need to drink a little more of that Koolaid they are serving up.
Peace,
Cliff
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