Robert I. Sutton

From the bestselling expert—an entertaining and evidence-based guide to dealing with horrible people. Being around assholes, whether at work or elsewhere, can damage performance and affect wellbeing. Having one asshole in a team has been shown to reduce performance by 30 to 40 percent, and research shows that rudeness spreads like a common cold. In The Asshole Survival Guide, Stanford...

The definitive guide to eliminating the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get things done in organisations. Every organisation is plagued by destructive friction. Lengthy and convoluted emails, inefficient processes, and antiquated procedures can all be obstacles to excellence at work. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful. Often teams need to slow down,...

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Ginni Rometty to Robert I. Sutton and company examples from Maersk to Nvidia, this volume brings...

The market for business knowledge is booming, as companies looking to improve their performance pour billions of pounds into training programmes, consultants, and executive education. Why, then, are there so many gaps between what firms know they should do and what they actually do? Why do so many companies fail to implement the experience and insight they've worked so hard...

How do the most resilient leaders and organisations survive - and even thrive - during a market slowdown? If you read nothing else on weathering a down market and returning to growth, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you navigate a tough market, stay resilient,...

The essential roadmap for coping with friction at work, by the authors of Scaling Up Excellence. 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,...