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The New York Times best-selling author of The No Asshole Rule reads his guide on how to preserve civility, sanity, and success when facing a business world full of difficult people. Since The No Asshole Rule became a national best seller a decade ago, Robert Sutton has been asked, in a thousand different ways, the best way to deal with an asshole. This new guide presents Sutton's signature prescriptive advice.

The definitive guide to working with -- and surviving -- bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, egomaniacs, and all the other assholes who do their best to destroy you at work. "What an asshole!" How many times have you said that about someone at work? You're not...

Creativity, new ideas, innovation - in any age they are keys to success. Yet, as Stanford Professor Robert Sutton explains, the standard rules of business behaviour and management are precisely the opposite of what it takes to build an innovative company. We are told to hire people who will fit in; to train them extensively; and to work to instil a corporate culture in every employee. In fact, in order to foster creativity, we should hire misfits, goad them to fight and pay them to defy convention and undermine the prevailing culture.

Take advantage of real estate investment hacks that the wealthy have been using for generations with the help of this step-by-step guide to financial success. Loopholes of Real Estate is for the first time as well as seasoned investors. It reveals the legal and tax strategies used by the rich...

Deceptive misinformation comes at us for many reasons. A key one is to steal our assets. We are free to communicate and stay connected in many ways. This great benefit, however, is now abused by criminal elements to take and defraud, bringing shame on trusting souls. The wreckage wrought by...

Now with a new chapter that focuses on what great bosses really do. Dr. Sutton reveals new insights that he's learned since the writing of Good Boss, Bad Boss. Sutton adds revelatory thoughts about such legendary bosses as Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, A.G. Lafley, and many more, and how you can...

¿Es usted un buen jefe? Si sus empleados pudieran escoger, ¿seguirían trabajando con usted? Y sobre todo, ¿tiene idea de cómo se siente su equipo? Robert I. Sutton plantea lo que todo jefe debería aprender de los mejores y de los peores. El coste empresarial de los jefes ineptos y agresivos es enorme: Sus equipos trabajan de manera más torpe, cometen más errores e incluso sufren más problemas cardíacos. A partir de numerosos casos y ejemplos de las más variadas empresas, Sutton muestra cómo los mejores jefes crean un entorno de trabajo eficaz y humano.

Now a green open space enjoyed by residents, Fort Hunt, Virginia, about 15 miles south of Washington, DC, was the site of one of the highest-level, clandestine operations during World War II.

Come along for a culinary thrill as Foods That Matter transports the epicures, the foodies, and the gastronauts to different corners of the world through stories of adventure with food archeologist John Robert Sutton, also known as 'The Indiana Jones of Food.' John has invited us to continue unlocking the secrets to the globe's most extraordinary cuisines, as he's been doing throughout his travel in over 120 countries. While he pushes on enriching top grocery stores and Michelin-starred chefs with the finest ingredients and powering them with the most unique and sustainable products, John is ...