How to Deal with A**holes
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Anyone who has spent five minutes working in a law firm has undoubtedly made this observation: Lawyers are not little rays of sunshine. Quite the opposite. Often, they are difficult, unpleasant and nasty. Some are plain jerks.
But Stanford University management professor Robert Sutton thinks calling horrible bosses “jerks” is being too generous. He prefers a more graphic term: “Assholes.” Ten years ago, he wrote the definitive, go-to book on the subject: The No Asshole Rule, which passionately argued that businesses must rid themselves of bullies and restore civility.
Sutton just released a followup: The Asshole Survival Guide. Here’s an edited version of my chat with the authority on corporate A-holes.
But lawyers seem to have a terrible reputation. Is it unfair?
Compare to Hollywood or film industry types or some in Silicon Valley, lawyers are lovely people. Am Law 100 firms are tough places. And the clients! The chances of dealing with asshole clients are even higher!
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