The No Asshole Rule
by Robert I Sutton
I love this book, because while work is about trying to make a context in which everybody can thrive, and continuously building up trust, you also have to dismantle distrust. You have to do the two things at the same time. There’s always going to be distrust, there’s always going to be jerks. So how are you going to deal with them? The book is written by a Stanford professor, and he really puts it out there and hits you on the chin by calling it The No Asshole Rule. The book is a very quick read – you can read it in a couple of hours – and it really made me laugh.
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“I love this book, because while work is about trying to make a context in which everybody can thrive, and continuously building up trust, you also have to dismantle distrust. You have to do the two things at the same time, in my view. You walk into any school and if they say, ‘We don’t have any bullies,’ my thought is you’re just not looking hard enough. There’s always going to be distrust, there’s always going to be jerks. And there’s always going to be bullies around at work. So how are you going to deal with them? You have to build happiness and dismantle unhappiness at the same time.” Read more...
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