Temat: To clench or not to clench - that is the question!

That is "teeth clenching".

A lot of the times business is less about processes, policies or technology, its about the people.
We might make lifelong friendship with one of your co-workers and hate somebody else’s guts at the same time.
The former boosts productivity as you have a helping hand, there are no conflicts and things get done.
However, the latter relationship always leaves you "high and dry" with that report or presentation at 2AM in the morning.

There is a great book that explores this issue:
"The no ass hole rule" by Prof. Robert Sutton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2GBq5lKAU

There are 2 options of action for you here:

#1
If you are the CEO get rid of assholes on your team. It will do your team & company "a World of good."

#2
If you work with assholes (or your boss is one) move on to a better place.
No point in loosing your nerves and time at a "dead end."Krzysztof Dargiewicz edytował(a) ten post dnia 05.12.10 o godzinie 21:34

Temat: To clench or not to clench - that is the question!

Hi!
have you read it already? I've never heard about this book although the title made me wonder. Do you agree with the idea "assholes rule"?

In my opinion saying assholes about your colleagues, boss or generally other people is like having bad, pessimistic attitude towards people in advance. Even if you don't really mean that, you create 'something' in your mind that they are 'bad' workers. It's like with the McGregor's theory that puts one people to the category of those who are hard working, good and ambitious and on the other hand- lazy, bad, unwilling to work human beings.
Obviously this is a metaphor but words build our behaviour, attitudes, our world view and in this case a job relationship, which is important for company's operation in a long term.