Books like The No Asshole Rule by Robert I. Sutton

Daniel H. Pink explores how intrinsic motivation—not external rewards—drives better performance, creativity, and well‑being, drawing on three decades of research and practical examples for individuals and organizations.

Every day organizations around the world launch change initiatives--often big, expensive ones--designed to improve the status quo. Yet 50 to 70 percent fo these change efforts fail. A few perish suddenly, but many die painful, protracted deaths that drain the organizations’s resources, energy, moral.So, Who or what is killing change? That’s what you’ll find out in this delightful whodunit. The story features a Columbo-style detective named Agent who’s investigating the murder of yet another Change. One by one, Agent interviews thirteen prime suspects, including a myopic leader named Vision; a chronically tardy manager named Urgency; an executive named Communication whose laryngitis makes communication all but impossible; and several other dubious characters. The suspects are shure to sound familiar, and you’re bound to relate them to your own workplace. In the end, Agent solves the case in a way that will inspire you to become an effective Change Agent in your own organization.

Leadership and Culture: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Transforming Organizational Dynamics

Presenting a managerial approach to the study of organisational behaviour, with an emphasis on improving working performance through a better understanding of human resources, this book contains summaries, review questions and assignments.

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.

Steve Zaffron presents a proven system for rallying employees around a new vision, turning organizational change into lasting performance improvement.

Three successful black women executives reveal practical strategies for building confidence, effective communication, collaboration, and courage, while navigating stereotypes and self-victimization to advance careers.

Why incivility at work is a bigger problem than you suspectIn an accessible and informative style, Pearson and Porath examine the toll that bad behavior can have on otherwise well-functioning companies. And they reveal strategies that successful organizations are using to stop incivility before it takes hold.Whether it’s a standoffish coworker or an arrogant boss, incivility at the office doesn’t just affect the moods of a few employees; it hurts an entire company.Consider these statistics: 12 percent of all employees say they’ve left jobs because they were treated badly. Fortune 1000 executives spend roughly seven weeks per year resolving employee conflicts. And an astonishing 95 percent of Americans say they’ve experienced rudeness at work.Christine Pearson and Christine Porath examine the devastating toll that bad behavior can have on otherwise well-functioning companies. Combining their own scientific research with stories from fields as diverse as criminology, education, and psychology, they show how to spot the roots of incivility, rip them out, and create a culture of respect. They urge managers to stop making excuses, set a zero-tolerance policy, and lead by example.Bestsellers like The No Asshole Rule and The Power of Nice have shown the hunger for more civility at work; now The Cost of Bad Behavior shows exactly what to do about it.

A practical guide urging readers to stop being walked over and reclaim respect, using humor to illustrate how ordinary people can shed self‑interest and stand firm.

Explore how the hidden tribal structure of any organization—groups of 20 to 150 people—impacts success, and learn practical tools to upgrade your company’s tribal culture from one to five, boosting teamwork, productivity, and profit.

Reframing Organizations explains a practical framework that interprets workplaces through four lenses—structural, human resource, political, and symbolic—to help managers understand, diagnose, and improve organizational performance.