From the international bestselling expert on dealing with assholes' With cutting-edge research & real-life examples that are thought-provoking & often hilarious thisis an indispensable resource' Gretchen Rubin author of The Happiness Project' At last someone has provided clear steps for rejecting deflecting & deflating the jerks who blight our lives Better still that someone is the great Bob Sutton which ensures that the information is useful evidence-based & fun to read' Robert Cialdini author of Influence & Pre-Suasion' If only Bob Sutton's book had been available to help me deal with the full complement of 1st-class assholes I've encountered in my 50-year professional life No names shall be mentioned' Tom Peters co-author of In Search of Excellence Being around assholes whether at work or elsewhere can damage performance & affect wellbeing having one asshole in a team has been shown to reduce performance by 30 to 40 & social media has only given rise to further incivility -- 40 of people have experienced harassment online In The Asshole Survival Guide Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers practical advice on identifying & tackling any kind of asshole -- based on research into groups from uncivil civil servants to French bus drivers & 8000 emails that he has received on asshole behaviour With expertise & humour he provides a cogent & methodical game-plan First he sets out the asshole audit to find out what kind of asshole needs dealing with & asshole detection strategies Then he reveals field-tested sometimes surprising techniques from asshole avoidance & asshole taxes to mind-tricks & the art of love bombing Finally he explains the dangers of asshole blindness -- when the problem might be yours truly Readers will learn how to handle assholes
- in the workplace & beyond
- once & for all!