Episode 301

ALL about A-HOLES in the Workplace

Takeaways

  • Identifying and addressing assholes in the workplace is crucial for maintaining a positive work culture.
  • Political assholes are focused on self-advancement and will manipulate and undermine others to achieve their goals.
  • Controlling assholes have a need for control and will resist any changes or challenges to their authority.
  • Asshole assholes are mean, jealous, and manipulative individuals who consistently exhibit negative behavior.
  • Creating a 'no jackass policy' and actively removing assholes from the organization is essential for building a healthy work environment.

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Chapter Markers:

00:00 - Introduction and Psycho Analysis

02:30 - Understanding Different Types of Assholes

05:04 - Dealing with Political Assholes

09:04 - The Challenges of Controlling Assholes

10:48 - Identifying Asshole Assholes

11:56 - Building a Positive Work Culture

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Travis Maus

Travis Maus is the Chief Executive Officer of S.E.E.D. Planning Group is a fee-only financial planning firm with over 30 employees and locations in New York and Tennessee.

He hosts Unleashing Leadership and co-hosts the award-winning Ditch the Suits Podcast. Ditch the Suits aim is to help listeners get the most from their money and lives.

He is passionate, unfiltered, and committed to building great businesses.