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

The No Asshole Rule was awarded a Quill Award as the Best Business Book of 2007.

When Robert Sutton's "No Asshole Rule" appeared in the Harvard Business Review, readers of this staid publication were amazed at the outpouring of support for this landmark essay. The idea was based on the notion, as adapted in hugely successful companies like Google and SAS, that employees with malicious intents or negative attitudes destroyed any sort of productive and pleasant working environment, and would hinder the entire operation's success.

Now using case studies from these and many more corporations that have had unquestioned success using variations of "The No Asshole Rule," Sutton's book aims to show managers that by hiring mean-spirited employees - regardless of talent - saps energy from everyone who must deal with said new hires. Such insights will come from:

- Seattle law firm Perkins Coie, which instituted a "no jerks allowed" policy, helping them earn a spot on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list.

- United States Supreme Court Fellow Robert Clayman, who noticed that "assholes" in the highest branch of government turned a blind eye to initiatives that would curb abusive and violent behavior.

- Testimony from a former American Airlines manager about how former CEO Bob Crandall's abusive "tough love" behavior actually caused psychological harm to those he was attempting to motivate.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-06-2009; The business cost of assholes; This book is different from other Pollyanna business management books. It deals with the down and dirty business of working with certified assholes. While the book highly recommends not getting yourself in a situation where you are...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-22-2009; Once finished, I was ready to read it again!; I loved this book! It is written in an engaging, humorous style with numerous anecdotes and examples and recommendations for dealing with these behaviors in the workplace. The factual information about the "cost" of an a**hole to a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-14-2009; Strategic take on dealing with jerks; Robert I. Sutton, Ph.D., professor of organizational behavior, teaches management science at Stanford University. He is a learned, respected academic. Is it odd that such an erudite, sophisticated individual would write a book with the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2009; Painful Reminders; I bought this book a few years ago. It is still in my library. This book is worth buying used - the thing is, be prepared for some honest soul searching - no one likes to think that half the problem may be one's own, and often times we...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-06-2009; The business cost of assholes; This book is different from other Pollyanna business management books. It deals with the down and dirty business of working with certified assholes. While the book highly recommends not getting yourself in a situation where you are...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-14-2008; Average; Nutshell review - The author explains how this book started as an article and truly the basic concept really doesn't require an entire book. Far too much case-study page-filler. The title is an attention grabber but the content is enough...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-29-2007; disappointed; I attended HBS, and was similarly disappointed in the organizational behavior curriculum and faculty there, particularly in hindsight as I came to understand how much could have been accomplished in those courses.Very important topic,...; read full review | report as inappropriate