Comments on: How To Succeed: Be A Jerk http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sfordinarygirl http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-102269 sfordinarygirl Wed, 23 May 2007 05:53:02 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-102269 This reminds me of the podcast from "This American Life" how it doesn't pay to be nice. People interestingly enough in Chicago left a generous tip to the waiter if he or she wasn't nice but just did the job. compared to the waiter that was really nice and cared about the customer, they got little. Not sure if it really works but it did for those two. But you don't get ahead in the real world by being nice. sometimes people's feelings get hurt as you advance. it's the game of life. This reminds me of the podcast from “This American Life” how it doesn’t pay to be nice.

People interestingly enough in Chicago left a generous tip to the waiter if he or she wasn’t nice but just did the job. compared to the waiter that was really nice and cared about the customer, they got little. Not sure if it really works but it did for those two.

But you don’t get ahead in the real world by being nice. sometimes people’s feelings get hurt as you advance. it’s the game of life.

]]> By: » This Week in the Archives: Jerks, Banks, and Lunch on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-99705 » This Week in the Archives: Jerks, Banks, and Lunch on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Fri, 18 May 2007 01:55:24 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-99705 [...] May 16: How to Succeed: Be a Jerk [...] [...] May 16: How to Succeed: Be a Jerk [...]

]]> By: James http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-7091 James Tue, 23 May 2006 01:00:06 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-7091 Flexo, Good stuff. Another winner post. This guy reminds me of some of my brother's friends on Wall Street in New York. A lot of type "As", are like this, Madonna included, I think. Flexo,

Good stuff. Another winner post. This guy reminds me of some of my brother’s friends on Wall Street in New York. A lot of type “As”, are like this, Madonna included, I think.

]]> By: Free Money Finance http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-5559 Free Money Finance Fri, 19 May 2006 10:31:40 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-5559 Star Money Articles for the Week of May 15... Here are interesting posts and news this week from the MoneyBlogNetwork members and beyond: Five Cent Nickel tells us all about title insurance. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity details how to reappraise your home to cancel PMI. Consumerism Commentar... Star Money Articles for the Week of May 15…

Here are interesting posts and news this week from the MoneyBlogNetwork members and beyond: Five Cent Nickel tells us all about title insurance. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity details how to reappraise your home to cancel PMI. Consumerism Commentar…

]]> By: Steve Mertz http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4679 Steve Mertz Wed, 17 May 2006 22:30:16 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4679 Flexo-I've been a fan of Keith's for several years and he does have a blog Never Eat Alone http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/ and is the name of his book. Some are put off by Keith but he did work his fanny off considering where he came from. Here's my executive summary of his book on Networking: Build it before you need it! Flexo-I’ve been a fan of Keith’s for several years and he does have a blog Never Eat Alone
http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/ and is the name of his book. Some are put off by Keith but he did work his fanny off considering where he came from. Here’s my executive summary of his book on Networking: Build it before you need it!

]]> By: Todd http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4604 Todd Wed, 17 May 2006 21:05:43 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4604 Don’t hide your ambitions. I agree with this little rule here. But other than that they sort of rub me in the wrong way. I believe in the "Treat the janitor like the CEO" way of thinking. You never know who will be ahead of you in the future, so you don't want them to already be pissed off at you. Don’t hide your ambitions.

I agree with this little rule here. But other than that they sort of rub me in the wrong way. I believe in the “Treat the janitor like the CEO” way of thinking.

You never know who will be ahead of you in the future, so you don’t want them to already be pissed off at you.

]]> By: jack http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4313 jack Wed, 17 May 2006 13:09:28 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4313 The most important thing to take away from this story is be true to your talents. The "jerk" is actually what's known as a shaper. Somehow he figured it out early in life (or got lucky) and positioned himself for advantage. Everyone has dominant and passive team roles. Every role is needed for high achieving groups. Certain roles cannot succeed without complimentary traits in others. This is why some marriages work and some end in disaster; why NASA could succeed so brilliantly in the 60's and fail so spectacularly recently. It's high performing and low performing groups of people, not individuals. If I still have your attention after all this BS, google Belbin and team roles. Figure out your team role and live it. Trust me. I'm an anonymous person from the internet and I want to help you... The most important thing to take away from this story is be true to your talents. The “jerk” is actually what’s known as a shaper. Somehow he figured it out early in life (or got lucky) and positioned himself for advantage.

Everyone has dominant and passive team roles. Every role is needed for high achieving groups. Certain roles cannot succeed without complimentary traits in others. This is why some marriages work and some end in disaster; why NASA could succeed so brilliantly in the 60’s and fail so spectacularly recently. It’s high performing and low performing groups of people, not individuals.

If I still have your attention after all this BS, google Belbin and team roles. Figure out your team role and live it. Trust me. I’m an anonymous person from the internet and I want to help you…

]]> By: Dax http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4241 Dax Wed, 17 May 2006 01:57:27 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4241 This premise is TOTALLY false. I've worked with and worked for many CEOs throughout my career. The best leaders ("best" meaning those who are able to have people follow them) were the ones who were NOT jerks. I would always throw my full support and loyalty behind those who had no qualms about spending as much time with people on the "C list" as the "A list." Those leaders show maturity and genuine concern for ALL. Anyone who thinks they can climb the corporate ladder by following this advice will be easily recognized by coworkers who are smart enough to see a kiss-ass. It will only do the opposite of the inrended effect, trust me. This premise is TOTALLY false. I’ve worked with and worked for many CEOs throughout my career. The best leaders (”best” meaning those who are able to have people follow them) were the ones who were NOT jerks. I would always throw my full support and loyalty behind those who had no qualms about spending as much time with people on the “C list” as the “A list.” Those leaders show maturity and genuine concern for ALL. Anyone who thinks they can climb the corporate ladder by following this advice will be easily recognized by coworkers who are smart enough to see a kiss-ass. It will only do the opposite of the inrended effect, trust me.

]]> By: AllFinancialMatters » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4237 AllFinancialMatters » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup Tue, 16 May 2006 19:29:56 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/16/how-to-succeed-be-a-jerk/#comment-4237 [...] Flexo profiles a jerk who is supposedly a success. Thankfully there are different defitions of “success.” [...] [...] Flexo profiles a jerk who is supposedly a success. Thankfully there are different defitions of “success.” [...]

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