The No Asshole Rule by Stanford business professor Robert Sutton was recommended to me and it does have some worthwhile points to make - a key one being that although a few certified assholes may appear to be extremely successful, almost all of them cost a company more than they're worth. And that, economics aside, life's too short to work with assholes. Sutton also cites several interesting social research studies. But the book has a lot of padding and repetition - worth a quick peruse, but don't pay for it!
Doing some spring cleaning in May of 2010, and I put this book in my throwaway pile - if you want it, claim it before it's gone!
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