The Asshole Survival Guide : How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt

**How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic bestseller** __**The No Asshole Rule** "Help, I'm dealing with an asshole! What can I do?"__ Since his book __The No Asshole Rule__ became a national bestseller a decade ago__,__ Robert Sutton has heard this question asked in a thousand different ways. __The Asshole Survival Guide__ presents Sutton's signature prescriptive advice for anybody who is feeling oppressed, demeaned, or disrespected by assholes. Equally useful and entertaining, __The Asshole Survival Guide__ delivers a cogent and methodical game plan, starting with diagnosis—what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with? From there, Sutton provides field-tested, evidence-based, and sometimes surprising strategies aimed at specific asshole-deflecting goals—avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing one's protective psychological armor.... “This book is a contemporary classic—a shrewd and spirited guide to protecting ourselves from the jerks, bullies, tyrants, and trolls who seek to demean. We desperately need this antidote to the a-holes in our midst.”—Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author of To Sell Is Human and Drive How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic The No Asshole Rule As entertaining as it is useful, The Asshole Survival Guide delivers a cogent and methodical game plan for anybody who feels plagued by assholes. Sutton starts with diagnosis—what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with? From there, he provides field-tested, evidence-based, and often surprising strategies for dealing with assholes—avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing protective psychological armor. Sutton even teaches readers how to look inward to stifle their own inner jackass. Ultimately, this survival guide is about developing an outlook and personal plan that will help you preserve the sanity in your work life, and rescue all those perfectly good days from being ruined by some jerk. “Thought-provoking and often hilarious . . . An indispensable resource.”—Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before “At last . . . clear steps for rejecting, deflecting, and deflating the jerks who blight our lives . . . Useful, evidence-based, and fun to read.”—Robert Cialdini, best-selling author of Influence and Pre-Suasion How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic bestseller The No Asshole Rule "Help, I'm dealing with an asshole! What can I do'" Since his book The No Asshole Rule became a national bestseller a decade ago, Robert Sutton has heard that question asked in a thousand different ways. He answers the question in a new book that shifts focus from building civilized workplaces to providing relief for anybody who feels plagued and pushed around by assholes. Equally useful and entertaining, The Asshole Survival Guide delivers a cogent and methodical game plan. Sutton starts with diagnosis-what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with' From there, he provides field-tested, evidence-based, and sometimes surprising strategies for dealing with assholes-avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing protective psychological armor. Sutton even teaches readers how to look inward to stifle their own inner jackass. Ultimately, this survival guide is about developing an outlook and personal plan that will help you preserve the sanity in your work life, and will prevent all those perfectly good days from being ruined by some jerk How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic bestseller The No Asshole Rule "Help, I'm dealing with an asshole! What can I do?" Since his book The No Asshole Rule became a national bestseller a decade ago , Robert Sutton has heard this question asked in a thousand different ways. The Asshole Survival Guide presents Sutton's signature prescriptive advice for anybody who is feeling oppressed, demeaned, or disrespected by assholes. Equally useful and entertaining, The Asshole Survival Guide delivers a cogent and methodical game plan, starting with diagnosis?what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with? From there, Sutton provides field-tested, evidence-based, and sometimes surprising strategies aimed at specific asshole-deflecting goals?avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing one's protective psychological armor. Sutton even teaches readers how to look inward to stifle one's own inner jackass. Ultimately, this survival guide is about developing an outlook and personal plan that will help you preserve the sanity in your work life, and stop all those perfectly good days from being ruined by some jerk If you're feeling stressed out, overtaxed, under-appreciated, bullied, or abused because you work with a jerk, learn how to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes--today. Equally useful and entertaining, The Asshole Survival Guide delivers a cogent and methodical game plan when you find yourself working with a jerk--whether in the office, on the field, in the classroom, or just in life. Sutton starts with diagnosis--what kind of asshole problem, exactly, are you dealing with? From there, he provides field-tested, evidence-based, and sometimes surprising strategies for dealing with the rude, impolite, irritating, unpleasant, or just plain incompetent--avoiding them, outwitting them, disarming them, sending them packing, and developing protective psychological armor. Sutton even teaches readers how to look inward to stifle their own inner jackass. Ultimately, this survival guide is about developing an outlook and personal plan that will help you preserve the sanity in your life, and will prevent all those perfectly good days from being ruined by some jerk Sutton Starts With Diagnosis: What Kind Of Asshole Problem, Exactly, Are You Dealing With? From There, He Provides Field-tested, Evidence-based, And Sometimes Surprising Strategies For Dealing With Assholes-- Avoiding Them, Outwitting Them, Disarming Them, Sending Them Packing, And Developing Protective Psychological Armor. By Helping You Develop An Outlook And Personal Plan That Will Help You Preserve The Sanity In Your Work Life, Sutton Also Help You Prevent All Those Perfectly Good Days From Being Ruined By Some Jerk. Eight Thousand Emails -- Asshole Assessment: How Bad Is The Problem? -- Make A Clean Getaway -- Asshole Avoidance Techniques: Reducing Your Exposure -- Mind Tricks That Protect Your Soul -- Fighting Back -- Be Part Of The Solution, Not The Problem. Robert I. Sutton. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 190-206) And Index. 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%. And social media has only given rise to further incivility - 40% of people have experienced harassment online. But in "The Asshole Survival Guide", Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers practical advice on identifying and tackling any kind of asshole - based on research into groups from uncivil civil servants to French bus drivers, and 8,000 emails that he has received on asshole behaviour The ultimate prescriptive handbook for preserving listener's own civility, sanity, and success when facing a business world full of unsavory people.