4 Types of Assholes
Tony Fadell , in his book Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making , identifies two primary, broad categories of " assholes " in the workplace, with one being something to aspire to and the other being a toxic liability. He also breaks down the bad category into more specific types. 1. The "Good" Asshole: Mission-Driven This is the type of difficult person Fadell believes you should work with and for. • Focus: The mission (the product, the customer, the company's success). • Behavior: They are crazy passionate and will push you hard, criticize your work (not you personally), and be unrelenting about details and quality because they genuinely care about delivering the best possible product. They are open to changing their mind if presented with better facts or data. • Outcome: They push their team to do the best w...