Un libro che non si limita alla sola analisi della situazione, ma fornisce suggerimenti pratici sia ai dipendenti che ai manager per identificare e isolare gli stronzi evitando il contagio, venire a patti con loro (solo quando necessario) e, se inevitabile, cancellarli dalla propria esistenza.
Robert I. Sutton Libri
Robert Sutton è un esperto di spicco nel campo del comportamento organizzativo e dell'innovazione. Il suo lavoro approfondisce come le organizzazioni acquisiscono e sfruttano la conoscenza, le pratiche di gestione efficaci e la promozione di ambienti innovativi. Sutton sottolinea l'importanza di strategie basate sull'evidenza per creare luoghi di lavoro più civilizzati e produttivi. I suoi scritti offrono ai lettori una profonda visione del funzionamento delle aziende e di come i leader possono coltivare ambienti di lavoro superiori.






Scaling Up Exellence
- 368pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Drawing on case studies that range from Silicon Valley enterprises to non- profit organisations, this book provides crucial insights into corporate cultures, both good and bad, and offer a road map for establishing and stimulating excellence.
The first full account of the crucial work done at Fort Hunt, Virginia during World War II, where the highest-level German prisoners were interrogated, and captured documents analyzed.
Scaling up excellence : getting to more without settling for less
- 368pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
No-one is against creativity. Everyone agrees that creativity is a very good thing in people and in companies. The creative industries are where the action is, so creativity must be a good thing. However, it's not altogether clear what creativity is, and it certainly isn't easy to work out how to encourage it, to manage it, and above all how to profit from it.
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 alone! In this groundbreaking book, Stanford University professor Robert I. Sutton builds on his acclaimed Harvard Business Review article to show you the best ways to deal with assholes...and why they can be so destructive to your company. Practical, compassionate, and in places downright funny, this guide offers: Strategies on how to pinpoint and eliminate negative influences for goodIlluminating case histories from major organizationsA self-diagnostic test and a program to identify and keep your own inner jerk from coming out The No Asshole Rule is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Business Week bestseller.
Draws on real-life case studies and psychological research to explain what differentiates a good boss from a bad boss and explains what the best bosses do correctly.
Good Boss, Bad Boss
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Now featuring a new chapter on what great bosses truly do, Dr. Sutton shares insights gained since his previous work. He discusses legendary figures like Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs, offering techniques for aspiring bosses. This book addresses the question: what can you do to excel as a boss? Dr. Sutton, a Stanford Professor, combines psychological and management research with engaging stories to illustrate the behaviors of both effective and ineffective bosses. The inspiration for this book came from the numerous emails and conversations he had after his bestseller, The No Asshole Rule, which revealed a common focus: the boss. Many stories highlighted a desire for more than just a pleasant workplace; they reflected a yearning for great leadership that fosters commitment and dignity. As Dr. Sutton explores the actions of the best and worst bosses, a central theme emerges: great bosses strive to understand how their words and actions affect their teams, peers, and customers. They recognize that their success hinges on self-awareness, the ability to manage their emotions, and the skill to adapt in ways that inspire effort and pride among their employees.
The Friction Project
- 304pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
All too often, getting important things done at work is hard, soul crushing and convoluted. Too much precious time is spent wading through corporate gunk. Friction eats away at our energy, creativity and productivity and makes business slow and unproductive. And yet so frequently, organisations make the wrong things easier to do, taking down guardrails when they should in fact hit the brakes. Over the past decade, Stanford professors Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao have made it their mission to understand this phenomenon. Now, in this no-nonsense guide, they have assembled the very best of their collective wisdom. They show how to cut down unnecessary bureaucracy, overcome obstacles and banish the unhelpful systems that avert real progress. The Friction Project is essential reading, whether you're the CEO of a multinational, an employee dealing with difficult colleagues, or a freelancer seeking to streamline the way you operate.
The Asshole Survival Guide
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Sutton starts with diagnosis: what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with? From there, he provides field-tested, evidence-based, and sometimes surprising strategies for dealing with assholes-- avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing protective psychological armor. By helping you develop an outlook and personal plan that will help you preserve the sanity in your work life, Sutton also help you prevent all those perfectly good days from being ruined by some jerk.
Objectif Zéro-sale-con
Petit guide de survie face aux connards, despotes, enflures, harceleurs, trous du cul et autres personnes nuisibles qui sévissent au travail
- 185pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
Le sale con, ça vous dit quelque chose ? Mais oui bien sûr ! C'est votre collaborateur principal, votre collègue, votre directeur, vous peut-être. Le sale con, c'est cette personne odieuse, parfois brillante, mais toujours nuisible, dont la présence plombe la vie, l'atmosphère et, trop souvent, la performance d'une entreprise ou d'une organisation. Parmi le déluge de livres de management, en voici un qui traite de ce problème majeur, enfin identifié : celui de la présence et de l'effet des sales cons sur les lieux de travail. L'auteur démontre que les sales cons ne sont pas une simple gêne au travail, mais un sérieux obstacle à la réussite. Il révèle l'énormité du CTSC (Coût Total des Sales Cons) dans les organisations. Il explique comment on peut à coup sûr repérer les sales cons certifiés. Il propose un test, qui vous permettra de déterminer si vous en êtes un vous-même. Il donne des trucs pour empêcher le sale con qui est en vous de sortir au grand jour. Il exploite enfin les plus récentes et les plus sérieuses recherches en management et en psychologie pour montrer comment les managers peuvent et doivent faire place nette dans leur entreprise et créer un environnement de travail civilisé, enfin garanti zéro-sale-con. Un livre indispensable pour lutter contre toutes les formes de harcèlement au travail.
Kniha \"Kreténům vstup zakázán\" s podtitulem \"Jak vytvořit příjemné pracoviště a jak přežít tam, kde tomu tak není\", se zabývá v současnosti široce diskutovaným tématem - vztahům na pracovišti a v tomto případě konkrétně těm vyhroceným, vedeným nepříjemným šéfem, v knize titulovaným jako kretén. Studie doprovázená řadou konkrétních příkladů z nejrůznějších pracovišť a podpořená citacemi ze studií na toto téma napsaných je členěna do kapitol, které čtenářům radí, na základě jakých měřítek kreténa ropoznat a definovat, vyčísluje jím způsobené škody, radí, jak se ho zbavit, pokud je to vůbec možné, jak přežít na pracovišti, které ovládá, jaké jsou jeho kladné vlastnosti a jak se nestát jedním z nich.
Robert Suttons Vorschläge sind nicht nur schräg, sie klingen verrückt: Seien Sie in Ihrem Unternehmen ein Querdenker, haben Sie Mut zur Eigenwilligkeit – egal, ob Sie Chef oder Angestellter sind! Denn erst unkonventionelle Ideen setzen innovatives Potential frei, generieren neue Projekte und führen langfristig zu Optimierung und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Robert I. Sutton erläutert elf Querdenker-Ideen, die ein Unternehmen zum Erfolg führen können. Dazu gehört ganz grundsätzlich, dass Unternehmen experimentieren, einen neuen Typus von Mitarbeiter einstellen und neue Technologien entwickeln müssen. Sie müssen neue Ideen zulassen, um Kundenbedürfnisse zu befriedigen, in neuen Märkten Fuß zu fassen oder Wettbewerber zu überholen. Folgt man Suttons Regeln, werden schlummernde Innovationskräfte freigesetzt.
„Der Arschloch-Faktor“ hat uns für eins der wichtigsten Themen im beruflichen Alltag sensibilisiert. Der „Chef-Faktor“ geht einen Schritt weiter: Ohne falsche Rücksichten zu nehmen und mit der gewohnten Schärfe zieht Bob Sutton das Resümee aus unzähligen verzweifelten Leserzuschriften zu seinem letzten Buch. Die Botschaft ist klar: Es sind nicht immer die bösen Kollegen, die einem das Leben schwer machen - nein, der Fisch beginnt am Kopf zu stinken. Öfter, als uns lieb sein kann, sitzt die Quelle des Übels in luxuriösen Vorstandsbüros und hinter edlen Tropenholz-Schreibtischen. Der „Chef-Faktor“ geht hart mit jenen ins Gericht, die Stolperstein sind, statt Strategien zu ersinnen, krumme Dinger drehen, statt Kompetenz auszustrahlen, Gift verspritzen, statt Geschäftskonzepte zu erarbeiten. Doch die Lage ist nicht aussichtslos: Denn es gibt sie noch, die guten Chefs. Und so geht es in dem Buch nicht nur darum, die Fehler der Rüpel in den Topetagen zu vermeiden, sondern von denen zu lernen, die einfach einen guten Job machen …








