Good lord, what terrible advice. If anyone is reading this and thinking of adopting his ideas, please consider (with the exception being if you're still early in your career):
1) Being true to yourself is worth more than any of his purported wins
2) Be your own merit, and don't rely on others for references or goodwill
3) If every exit interviewee states that the CEO is a dick, that can't be ignored. She won't lose her job, but it's not going to do her any favours either
My counter-advice then, is:
Be honest every day, and do your work well. If you get in trouble for telling the truth, that's not a company you need to be at. I have yet to get into trouble for being honest, even when when it the truths were difficult to swallow, but of course it depends on where you are in your career.
Also important; don't be a dick. There's a difference between telling the truth to constructive ends, and being a whiny critical negative contrarian.
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1) Being true to yourself is worth more than any of his purported wins
2) Be your own merit, and don't rely on others for references or goodwill
3) If every exit interviewee states that the CEO is a dick, that can't be ignored. She won't lose her job, but it's not going to do her any favours either
My counter-advice then, is:
Be honest every day, and do your work well. If you get in trouble for telling the truth, that's not a company you need to be at. I have yet to get into trouble for being honest, even when when it the truths were difficult to swallow, but of course it depends on where you are in your career.
Also important; don't be a dick. There's a difference between telling the truth to constructive ends, and being a whiny critical negative contrarian.
EDIT: For formatting