The NO JERKS RULE(Modified)

This is a summary of the book

My own personal experience with no assholes is very simple. Once, my boss was being a jerk. I told him so - in those words. Instead of getting mad, he accepted the comment and we moved on. Later, he thanked me for telling him. My boss thanked me for calling him a jerk. Let me repeat that. My boss thanked me for calling him a jerk. Calling the behavior what it was helped everyone work better together and get more done. Can you do that at your company?

I tracked down the Rules of engagement from Successfactors. All the rules of engagement are excellent, when read in context.

Rules of Engagement

• I will be passionate—about SuccessFactors’ mission, about my work. I will love what we do for companies and employees everywhere.
• I will demonstrate respect for the individual; I will be nice and listen to others, and respect myself. I will act with integrity and professionalism.
• I will do what it takes to get the job done, no matter what it takes, but within legal and ethical boundaries.
• I know that this is a company, not a charity.
• I will not waste money—I will question every cost.
• I will present an exhaustive list of solutions to problems—and suggest actionable recommendations.
• I will help my colleagues and recognize the team when we win. I will never leave them behind when we lose.
• I will constantly improve Kaizen! I will approach every day as an opportunity to do a better job, admitting to and learning from my mistakes.
• I will selflessly pursue customer success.
• I will support the culture of meritocracy and pay for performance.
• I will focus on results and winning—scoring points, not just gaining yardage.
• I will be transparent. I will communicate clearly and be brutally honest, even when it’s difficult, because I trust my colleagues.
• I will always be in sales and drive customer satisfaction.
• I will have fun at work and approach my work with enthusiasm.
• I will be a good person to work with—I will not be an asshole.

I agree to live these values. If my colleagues fail to live up to any of these rules, I will speak up and will help them correct; in turn, I will be open to constructive criticism from my colleagues should I fail to live by these values. I understand that my performance will be judged in part by how well I demonstrate these values in my daily work

inter-National Greed

Some people might have not known or forgotten this, but if this is from a Spanish ship than surely it should not go to Spain but instead go to the countries that they raped and pillaged many lifetimes ago. What ever waters it lies it it must belong to those peoples that Spain tortured and killed for their national greed. Now none of those people are still around, but in some of these countries they are still living with the pain and suffering caused and thus it should go to them.

Spain targets US treasure ships

Odyssey says it kept the location secret for security reasons

A Spanish court has ordered the interception of two US boats should they leave Gibraltar, amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck.

A judge in Cadiz instructed police to capture the ships if they entered Spanish waters, Spanish media said.

Odyssey Marine Exploration, which owns the ships, recently said it had found $500m (£253m) in coins from a wreck somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

Spain has launched legal action amid rumours it was found off Spain.

'Magnificent news'

The two ships, Odyssey Explorer and Ocean Alert, belonging to the Florida-based firm, are berthed in the British overseas territory.

The salvaged booty has already been flown back to the US from Gibraltar.

The haul has already been flown back to the US

Spanish radio said Spanish Civil Guard police would be posted off Gibraltar to prepare for the ships' departure.

Culture Minister Carmen Calvo said the judge's ruling was "magnificent news" and that the navy would help if required.

"International laws are behind us and if anything outside the law occurred it will have an answer, and what is ours will return to Spain," Ms Calvo told the Efe news agency.

Spain has launched legal action over the wreck, which has been described, speculatively, as a 17th Century vessel found off the coast of England.

However, Spain reacted to rumours that it was found off its waters by instructing lawyers to recover any "property of the Kingdom of Spain recovered from sunken ships".

Spanish media have reported that Odyssey Marine Exploration vessels had been seen with flags denoting they were undertaking marine research in Spanish waters in recent months.

Odyssey's co-founder Greg Stemm has denied any wrongdoing.

It said it had kept the location secret for security and legal reasons.