The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton - ISBN: 9780749954031
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Civilised workplaces boost performance: banish contempt, demand respect, thrive.

The No Asshole Rule

Building a Civilised Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2011

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Summary

When the Harvard Business Review asked Robert Sutton for suggestions for its annual list of Breakthrough Ideas, he told them that the best business practice he knew of was ‘the no asshole rule’. Sutton’s piece became one of the most popular articles ever to appear in the HBR. Spurred on by the fear and despair that people expressed, the tricks they used to survive with dignity in asshole-infested places, the revenge stories that made him laugh out loud and the other small wins that they celeb…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780749954031
ISBN-10:0749954035
Author:Robert Sutton
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:1 January 2011
Weight:180g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 15mm
Series:Sphere
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Entertaining and important … This book is a blow for humanity as well as management - OBSERVER

This meticulously researched book … puts into plain language an undeniable fact: the modern workplace is beset with aholes … Sure to generate discussion around watercoolers - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

The definitive guide to understanding, counteracting, and not becoming an a
hole. I am qualified to make this judgment because (a) I’ve been an ahole a few times and (b) been a victim of aholes more than a few times - Guy Kawasaki

A wry and useful look at the patterns of bullying in the workplace - IRISH TIMES

About The Author

Robert Sutton

Robert Sutton is a Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. He is the author of several business books and is also a frequent guest on radio and television shows in the US.

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