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…be slow to brand people as certified assholes just because they act like temporary assholes now and then or have a gruff exterior.
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88 |
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…if you keep one or two token assholes around, then you want to make it crystal clear that their behavior is wrong.
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87 |
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…having one conspicuous rule-breaker can spur others to do the right thing.
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84 |
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…the only thing worse than too much confrontation is no confrontation at all.
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81 |
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…enforcing a no asshole rule doesn’t mean turning your organization into a paradise for conflict-averse wimps.
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80 |
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…being put in positions of power blinds them to the fact that they are acting like jerks.
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72 |
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Organizations that are serious about enforcing the no asshole rule apply it to customers, clients, students, and everyone else encountered on the job, not just to employees.
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69 |
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Managers will reproduce themselves in the hiring process, and soon… your organization will be dominated by assholes…
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66 |
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Assholes tend to stick together, and once stuck are not easily separated.
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65 |
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Most organizations, especially big ones, have written policies that sound like censored versions of the no asshole rule.
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