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 why do they seem to be everywhere?
Why a-holes do not finish first.
What to d ... Show More
Yesterday
1377: Is Help Unseekable for Attraction Unspeakable? | Feedback Friday
You carry an attraction you never chose and never acted on, but therapy could trigger a report that ruins you. Get help, or hide? It's Feedback Friday!And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take yo ... Show More
1h 31m
Jan 2024
How To Use Friction To Draw People In or Push Them Away | Bob Sutton
In today’s episode, we tackle friction with Bob Sutton. Bob is an organizational psychologist and professor at Stanford, a New York Times bestselling author, and is here with us to discuss his upcoming book, The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and ... Show More
53m 58s
Jun 2025
How To Speak With Confidence, Set Boundaries & Protect Yourself From Manipulation | Bob Bordone
Bob Bordone is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School, founder and former director of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, former Thaddeus R. Beal Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and founder of The Cambridge Negotiation Institute. He is co-autho ... Show More
51m 45s
Aug 2021
How to Detect Bullshit with John Petrocelli
Bullshit can be found all around us. But how do you know when it's actually harmful and dangerous? John Petrocelli, social psychologist and author of the new book The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit joins Modern Mentor for a conversation to help decode, demystify, and ... Show More
31m 57s
Feb 2020
Rules for Effective Hiring — and Firing
Joel Peterson, chairman of JetBlue Airways, has spent a career leading teams, building businesses, and managing people at every level. Along the way, he's learned valuable lessons about the best ways to bring on new talent – as well as when and how to let people go. He also teach ... Show More
24m 29s