I work for a company where the CEO has specifically implemented a "no-asshole strategy" from the start.
He too talked about the "asshole effect" that causes companies to fall apart. Hire one asshole, and everybody eventually turns into an asshole. Results: the company is only nice guys, and it feels so good. Sure we occasionally hire the asshole. But they're rooted out fairly quickly.
How to keep assholes at bay:
1. Stay small: Bringing the right people in is more important that shipping that project faster. Fast growing companies all get the asshole disease and then have to cut their arms off.
2. Have a lot of people interview: I had 18 interviews for my job. The company had 25 people.
He too talked about the "asshole effect" that causes companies to fall apart. Hire one asshole, and everybody eventually turns into an asshole. Results: the company is only nice guys, and it feels so good. Sure we occasionally hire the asshole. But they're rooted out fairly quickly.
How to keep assholes at bay:
1. Stay small: Bringing the right people in is more important that shipping that project faster. Fast growing companies all get the asshole disease and then have to cut their arms off.
2. Have a lot of people interview: I had 18 interviews for my job. The company had 25 people.