Dear Don,
The problem with the “no asshole” rule is that it doesn’t work. We’ve all worked with plenty of tenured assholes who other people don’t think are assholes or who happen to be the kind of asshole they approve of or find comforting.
“Congeniality” follows the mob rule.
M
Milena Radzikowska, MDes, PhD
Professor of Information Design
Faculty of Business and Communication Studies
Mount Royal University
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> On Dec 11, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Don Norman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> well. let me see
>
> On the one hand, it is a sneaky way of letting people punish those they
> don't like by saying they are not congenial. No documentation needed.
>
> On the other hand, it follows the very wise prescription given by good good
> friend (and Stanford University full professor of Business) Bob Sutton, in
> his book whose title explains the entire premise: "The no asshole rule." In
> his words, no matter how brilliant you are, if you are an asshole, we don't
> want you.
>
> Don
>
>
>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 12:46 PM Neeta Verma <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Dear Colleagues,
>> In matters relating to tenure and promotion has anyone come across the
>> "congeniality" clause where tenure and promotion are determined (in
>> addition to research; teaching; and service) by congeniality? I am
>> interested in understanding perspectives on how this is treated within the
>> area of design.
>>
>> Many thanks for your consideration.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neeta Verma, Associate Professor
>> *Robert P. Sedlack, Jr. Professor, Visual Communication Design*
>>
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