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Beyond Bullsh*t - Straight Talk at Work

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on August 8, 2008
Filed Under Current Reading

Academia seems to have acquired some courage from Stanford University’s Robert Sutton (author of The The No Asshole Rule) when it comes to choosing eye-catching titles for their latest literary effort. Management professor and consultant, Sam Culbert, has just released Beyond BULLSH*T - Straight Talk at Work

Beyond Bullsh*t reveals the dynamics of bullsh*t and why it has become the corporate etiquette of choice. It also explains how telling it straight contributes to personal well-being and business success.

After decades of research and consulting, Samuel A. Culbert is convinced that straight-talk at work is possible. But it requires more than luck and willing people. Straight-talk is the product of thoughtful, caring relationships built upon trust and a commitment to look out for one another’s success.

Culbert describes this brand of truthfulness as “a caring, other-sensitive, candor-on-demand, loyalty-producing, intimacy-escalating, give-and-take relationship, leading to enhanced personal and organisational productivity.” From an organisational perspective, there’s no greater contribution to operational effectiveness and success than conversations in which people with conflicting viewpoints discuss their differences forthrightly.

Readers will find this book personal—which is unusual for a business book; they will think that many of the stories are about them. They will be engaged and delighted as the text demystifies the obstacles to getting beyond bullsh*t and guides them in developing straight-talk relationships at work.

More at the author’s website.

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