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 | An enlightened view of disfunctional workplaces and how to deal with them

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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

An important business book that is also great fun to read

This book sits squarely on top of one of the major trends in the workplace today, which is that quality of life matters more than salary, so we won't spend eight hours a day with people we hate.

Sutton explains why the demand for kindness at work is a good career decision for employees and a good business decision for companies. He tells us how we can make the world a better place through kindness, but he does this with meticulous research, intelligent analysis, and clever recommendations.

There are lots of books about emotional intelligence, and how it's important at work. This book takes that premise a step further and applies interesting, quirky, and essential data to help us understand macro trends at work.

Additionally, one of the most difficult issues with emotional intelligence is that everyone thinks they have it and other people don't. This book gives such concrete, clear examples of being a jerk that it provides a new tool chest for all of us to improve how we play with others.

In the future, we will see this book as one of the essential turning points in the development of the workplace of the new millennium.

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An enlightened view of disfunctional workplaces and how to deal with them

I believe it may be easy to confuse the simplicity of the message of this book with simple-mindedness, of which this book has little. Sutton clearly identifies the ways in which worplace bullies and jerks demean their employees, a great asset for those of us who have to deal with these kind of people day in and day out. Sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult for those of us who are ambitious and passionate about our work to not be deeply affected by the demeaning effect of some bosses. There is no other book out their that offers such a valuable life-saver to someone in a**hole-distress.

This book offers perspective and the means to reframe situations and change your situation, without necessarily changing jobs. I have told everyone about it (except my jerky manager) and I highly recommend it for anyone who is suffering under a boss who is subtly or not-so-subtly a jerk.

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Great Book - great stories and good insights

OK - the usual business book - one idea in 250-350 pages - and when you get the one point you put the book down.

This book is better written as it is mostly great stories that I, as a manager, can reuse, and also a number of insights not just one key point.

I think title makes the book seem a little shallow in my opinion, but the content is not at all shallow.

I use the story on Richard Branson guite a bit. Recomended Highly.

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