Staff Picks · Mar 02, 2007

New book excerpt up!

by Porchlight Book Company

This morning, Todd gave a nice summary of what's new on our blogs. I'd like to point out that there's also a new entry up on our Excerpts blog. It's an excerpt from The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton. We've also talked about The No Asshole Rule here and here. Clearly it has made an impression on the staff here. Take a look at the Excerpt and let us know what you think! Here's a direct link to the excerpt: http://800ceoread.com/excerpts/archives/006795.html

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