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KFOG Interview With Lars And Me About The Rule

Peter Finch, who hosts the morning show on local San Francisco rock radio station station KFOG, interviewed Lars Dalgaard of SuccessFactors and me for this fun little piece.

Hit the link or get it here: Download Fogfilesaholes.mp3

It is a lot more fun than the usual radio interview. It is airing four or five times this week.

P.S. As he talks about in the piece, Lars Dalgaard is the only CEO I know who insists that new empoyees sign a contract agreeing not to act an asshole -- other places have the rule, but Lars is most direct about it.

March 26, 2007 in The No Asshole Rule | Permalink

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