Robert I. Sutton

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Robert I. Sutton

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Robert I. Sutton is an organizational psychologist and professor of Management Science and Engineering in the Stanford Engineering School. His books include The No Asshole Rule, Good Boss, Bad Boss, Scaling Up Excellence and The Friction Project.

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