The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't

The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't | Robert I. Sutton | I LOVE this Book! Bob Sutton does it again!

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	The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't Robert I. Sutton Business Plus, 2007 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 112 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Compelling and Useful for Managing People

I consult to organizations about "people problems." I have recommended this best-seller to a lot of clients, especially managers who are interested in attracting and keeping good people - unfortunately, too many companies have a-hole managers who driving good people out and that create waves of fear that dampen creativity and productivity. Chapter 2 makes a strong argument about why organizations that treat people like dirt are shooting themselves in the foot. It shows that the costs are higher than many managers realize.

Chapter 3, on "How to Implement the Rule, Enforce It, and Keep It Alive," is the one that I emphasize and that my clients find especially useful. It shows goes through the steps that good companies take - and that bad companies ought to take - to hire, train, reward, and (when necessary) punish and expel nasty people. Sutton not only uses academic research to bolster this advice, he takes examples from a wide range of organizations, from law firms to Southwest Airlines to Gold's Gym.

I've also suggested Sutton's ARSE Test to a lot of my clients, and they find that fun as well - it is a "self-exam" and a lot of people have completed it (it is in the book and on the web on Guy Kawasaki's blog).

This isn't a long book, but it is filled with great ideas. I especially recommend it for people who work in HR, but just about everyone encounters jerks at work, and Sutton's little book can help.

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I LOVE this Book! Bob Sutton does it again!

I LOVE this book! Although I am now a self-employed consultant, there are strategies in this little book which can be used with difficult clients as well. I've been lucky enough to work in only one corporate environment filled with a*******s!-In my experience, women are the worst offenders, 'gang girls in suits' has been my description of backstabbing, jealous women. I could have used this book as a bible a few years ago, however, it is filled with practical advice on general mental health strategies for coping with difficult people in any arena. His advice: 'You should develop indifference and emotional attachment," he advises. "There are times when the best thing for your mental health is to not give a damn about your job, company, and especially all those nasty people'...one can apply this advice in most everyday circumstances. I've given this book to many of my friends in the corporate world.

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Analysis but no help

I was very pleased with the first two thirds of the book - confirming what my work experience has been. But when I got to the section about what to do if you work with one, suggestions were incredibly weak: "avoid them," and worst of all "visualize" a more positive situation. I would expect that it a book entitled "Yoga for Hostile Work Environments" -- a book I would not read...

Just another opinion for the workplace

Catchy title but a little boring otherwise. I guess I have been in business so long I have heard most of the "suggestions" for improving the workplace. This was more of the same. I was hoping for something new and exciting but maybe next time.

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