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- Don't Hitch Your Wagon to a Jerk
- Seems obvious that you wouldn't want to pin your career hopes on the coattails of a jerk. Problem is, jerks often get promoted and, as we know, good guys finish last. But eventually, jerk behavior turns against its creator, and you don't want to be near one...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
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- Sutton: Calculate Your "Total Cost of Jerks"
- The Find: If you really want to motivate yourself and your company to root out jerks and their productivity and creativity sucking behavior, one business guru suggest you calculate your TCJ: total cost of jerks. The Source: An article entitled "Building the Civilized Workplace" by No Asshole...
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- International: Robert Sutton of Stanford University doesn't mince his words about the cost of employing 'workplace jerks'
- Lars Dalgraad is CEO and founder of SuccessFactors, a global human resource management software firm. Last September, Dalgraad listed the milestones that his company achieved: real usage by 2 million employees, in 18 languages and in 139 countries worldwide; growth at three times that of their nearest competitor; almost 100...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Roanoke, Va.-based Jerk expert enjoys growing popularity.
- By Duncan Adams, The Roanoke Times, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 18--The biggest jerks know they're jerks. But don't bust a lung waiting for their remorse to bloom. Gloria Elliott, jerk expert, studies workplace jerks, lectures about ...
- Research articles 2004-07-18
- Managing Up, Down, Superstars, Bozos -- and Alphas
- Many people learn instinctively the importance of managing up -- that is, keeping your boss in the loop, in your corner, and under control. More difficult and subtle is the art and science of managing peers, subordinates, different generations, geniuses, and jerks. To varying degrees, all have...
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
- Researchers to Managers: Employees CAN Change
- Researchers to Managers: Employees CAN ChangeRE: Researchers to Managers: Employees CAN ChangeAbsolutely agree. The growth mindset is key to our competitive advantage in any company and the ability to make change. I am a VP of HR and have always supported this philosophy. Employees have always risen to the...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- War of Words Escalates Between Ford and Firestone
- The rhetorical battle between the Ford Motor Co. and the Firestone tire company reached a new level of acrimony today when a spokesman for Ford called Firestone "a bunch of egregious jerks." "When you look at how Firestone has been acting lately, it's really jerky," a spokesman for Ford...
- Research articles 2001-06-06
- Test: Do Nice Guys Finish Last?
- My post about Jay Leno received some interesting pushback. Some people can't believe that Jay Leno is really and truly a nice guy. They figure that, in order to be successful, he must secretly be a jerk. After all, "nice guys finish last" -- right? I'm curious...
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- BNET Book Brief: The No Asshole Rule
- BNET Book Brief: The No Asshole RuleExcellent videoVery creative, entertaining and full of good information. This was web video at its best.RE: BNET Book Brief: The No ******* RuleThe video presentation was informative and enlightening. I will purchased the book.RE: BNET Book Brief: The No ******* RuleYeas there are those...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-28
- The Phoenix Gazette Brad Patten Column. (Originated from The Phoenix Gazette)
- Mar. 14--John Marshall jerks a diskette from the computer and slaps it into the hand of a waiting courier. "Run, someone!" he yells. The courier, oblivious, walks to a judges' room 90 feet away. "He's not running," Marshall says witMar. 14--John Marshall jerks a diskette from the...
- Research articles 1994-03-14
- The U.S. Military Will Deploy Angry Soccer Parents in Elite Fighting Force
- The Pentagon, dogged by questions of preparedness in the last few years, has begun to deploy a new elite fighting force consisting entirely of angry soccer parents. The new unit, called the Airborne Soccer Jerks ASJ, is already receiving high marks from military commanders. "These soccer parents will fight...
- Research articles 2001-05-16
- Teamwork Is for Suckers, Become a Soloist
- The Find: A much buzzed about new book argues that teamwork is for suckers, and those who really want to get the most out of their careers should become "soloists." The Source: A post on Knowledge@Wharton about the aptly titled new book, I Hate People!: Kick Loose...
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Trouble With Retirement? Get a Job!
- Dear Stanley, I am retired and am upset that your blog only caters to working stiffs! There are plenty of problems out there for retired jerks, maybe even more than for working jerks. What do you intend to do about this...
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- The "No Asshole Rule" from Stanford
- There's a ton of literature out there on the topic of business leadership, but Robert Sutton is in a field of his own. The Professor at Stanford University's Management Science and Engineering department has written a volume of influential work on topics ranging from data-driven decisioning to his latest...
- Blog posts 2007-06-01
- How to Handle Workplace Bullies
- You know the type: workplace jerks who make jokes at your expense, call you out for mistakes you haven't made, leave you out of the loop, and so on. Sometimes these folks are just an unfortunate part of business life. Life-tips blog Dumb Little Man offers tips on handling these...
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton |Book Brief
- According to "The No Asshole Rule," jerks don't just sour the workplace environment -- they also cost your company money. Stanford professor and author Robert Sutton shows you how to spot an asshole, at the office or within yourself. He then walks you through the necessary steps to make your...
- Videos 2007-09-25
- CEO Survey: Lacking the Human Touch
- Why CEOs lack some critical "soft" skills and don't realize it. When given a list of a dozen words to describe their CEO, only one in five employees picked “caring” or “warm.” (Small wonder that these words were picked twice...
- Articles 2007-10-30
- How Media Coverage Boosts CEO Pay
- A lot of top executives are media-averse -- they don't feel comfortable doing interviews, they can't control the outcome, they are afraid of looking like jerks, and they think every reporter is going to give them the Mike Wallace/60 Minutes treatment. It's a constant problem for me...
- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- Courting Key Influencers May Be Wasted Effort
- Oprah's been hitting the campaign trail with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Chuck Norris is stumping for Mike Huckabee in hopes that the celebrity support will sway wavering voters (trust us, this has something to do with business). However, recent research suggests that celebrity endorsement won't help the candidates...
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- Favorite Green Brands Like Apple Not So Green
- Favorite Green Brands Like Apple Not So GreenRE: Favorite Green Brands Like Apple Not So GreenHeh, my mom's iPod - hardly a heavy duty piece of hardware, came wrapped in a bunch of cardboard etc. The irony is that a company like Wal-Mart - jerks in many respects - do...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
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