Amazon is already shipping the paperback edition of The No Asshole Rule; the official release is September 1 but they are moving a bit ahead of schedule. I had a lot of fun writing the new chapter called "On Being the Asshole Guy." It considers a bunch of things that I learned from writing a book that provoked such strong and often surprising reactions. The chapter starts with this paragraph:
"I didn’t plan it. I never wanted it. I didn’t believe it at first. And it still makes me squirm. But I accept it now much as I accept being a
56-year-old balding white male: I am the asshole guy. Regardless of anything I ever wrote or said
about management, or ever will, I am condemned to be that guy for the rest of
my life."
The sections in the chapterinclude: "The Title is Useful, Powerful, and Dangerous," "Be Slow to Label Others as Assholes, But Quick to Label Yourself," "Subtle,Skilled, and Strategic Assholes are Especially Insidious," "Many Leaders and Organizations Use the Rule -- and it Works," "The Book Touched a Nerve About Bad Bosses," and "Eliminate the Negative First."
Amazon is charging less the ten bucks for it. So if you've been waiting for the paperback to buy the book, or for that special friend or enemy, the time is here. And don't forget about the ARSE -- Asshole Rating Self-Exam. A self-test to see if you are a certified asshole (or not). Close to 250,000 people have already completed it.
P.S. Amazon has the old cover up but will be fixing that soon.
Can't wait to read it - will there be a Kindle edition?
Posted by: Republic Monetary | August 24, 2010 at 12:37 PM