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 | Surprising Title - Excellent Substance

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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

Outstanding Book!

This book is everything it promises to be and then some. With humor and some well researched results mixed together, the author tells a compelling tale about ---holes in the workplace, the damage they do, the way they affect us and what we can and should do about them.

The humor is sometimes subtle, sometimes direct, but it is always spot on and never goes too far. This book made me laugh time and again, while still covering a serious topic and imparting useful information for people like me that are cast out amongst a sea of less than desirable co-workers, superiors and others in our lives.

For the price you really can't beat this book, and I encourage everyone to give it a look. It's a short read but it's packed with tons of useful information and has some humor sprinkled in as well. You can't go wrong with this book.

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Surprising Title - Excellent Substance

I bought this book a few months back and simply had a hard time getting around to reading it. Then I read the book in one sitting on a flight across country. Really, in my line of work it is difficult to carry around a book with a title like this. However, the subject itself is really very timely. With Character Education becoming the rage for the schools throughout the US, you would think that Character of some sort would be taught in the work place and that standards would be much higher.

Sutton starts the book with his own tale of woe in dealing with a co-worker, in the University he works in no less, that made him feel very badly when he got kudos for his work. You find in this book that even in the world of education as in many work places, there are bullies and people who make you feel bad. This book is simply one of the best of it kind and it shows a way for us to get to having saner work places. It points the way that there should be rules and standards within the workplace that do not tolerate behavior that hurts and threatens others.

This book is a definate for any business library.

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Excellent material

I'll admit that I bought the book because of the outrageous title, but the substance inside turned out to be much more than expected.

The company I am with has a large service center here in Costa Rica. We have employees of all backgrounds and from all over the world. Interpersonal skills are of utmost importance, not only with customers but inside of this complex organization.

Within a few weeks of my bringing it into the office, "The No A**hole Rule" became standard management reading material here. We are just about to finish constructing a formal No A**hole policy that will be enforced.

At my company, we've all experienced the negativity and cost that this behavior brings to an organization. Thanks to this book, we have found a good working guide upon which to build the formal policy that we have needed all along.

Highly recommended!

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Great time reading and laughing

Lot of truths mentioned in the book... Wish there were more, especially when it comes to government entities... Just have to be diligent about "practicing" the tips and tricks provided.

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