Robert Sutton is Professor of Management Science and Engineering at the Stanford Engineering School. The No Asshole Rule was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Good Boss, Bad Boss does a wonderful job of challenging
conventional wisdom while outlining a clear and compelling
rationale for thinking differently. From Sutton's useful steps for
getting "in tune" with what it feels like to work for you, to
evidence that eliminating the negative is more powerful than
accentuating the positive, to the importance of demonstrating
confidence with the admission that you're not always right. Good
Boss, Bad Boss teaches the art and the science of practical
leadership for the 21st century. I would consider it a must-read
for anyone looking to improve their impact and accelerate their
desired outcomes.--Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit
It has been damn near impossible to find consistently good and
objective insight and analysis from business thought leaders. But
Robert I. Sutton, a professor of Management Science and Engineering
at Stanford and the Stanford Institute of Design (where we have
overlapped), is an exception. His new book, out now, is his best to
date. Good Boss, Bad Boss is food for thought for managers and
leaders in organizations large and small. It is packed with
insight, lists of "how to" suggestions, and questions for bosses to
ask themselves.--Reuters
I loved this book - immediately my favorite business book. There
are so many great principles and ideas to live up to, backed up by
real data - it should be every boss' responsibility to read and
understand it.--John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla Corporation, producer of
the Firefox web browser
This book is the personal coach that every boss deserves: warm,
smart, and freakishly good at translating scientific reserach into
practical tips that will help keep you at the top of your
game.--Chip & Dan Heath, authors of Switch: How to Change Things
When Change is Hard
We are damned lucky to have Bob Sutton. While his every word is
backed up by significant research, he writes in simple sentences
that make enormous sense. Typical in this book, Sutton's little
chart in Chapter 3, 'Smart Versus Wise Bosses, ' is worth, all by
itself, 100 times the price of admission. Good Boss, Bad Boss is as
good as it gets.--Tom Peters, author of The Little Big Things and
co-author of In Search of Excellence
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