When a business is looking to grow, it needs to figure out how to effectively spread excellence throughout its organization. Bob Sutton, Stanford professor and author of the book Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More, Without Settling for Less, shares that one way to do that is to get rid of the jerks.
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MBA1902 Stop Working With Jerks + Free Ride Friday
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Jul 2020
375: Bob Sutton | The A-hole Survival Guide
Bob Sutton (@work_matters) is a Stanford Business School professor and author of New York Times bestseller The No Asshole Rule and, most recently, The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt. What We Discuss with Bob Sutton: What is an a-hole, and ... Show More
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WorkLife with Adam Grant: The Office Without A**holes
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