{"product_id":"i-was-rude-but-i-was-rude-to-an-idiot-fearless-respect-leadership-and-the-corporate-worlds-problem-with-honesty-hardcover","title":"I Was Rude, But I Was Rude to an Idiot: Fearless Respect, Leadership, and the Corporate World's Problem with Honesty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaoum Barakat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost leaders believe they must pick a side. Lean into culture, and you risk becoming WeWork. Lean into performance, and you become Uber. The data says you need both. The reality says most organizations achieve neither.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver eighteen years in leadership and organisational strategy at companies like Mars, Lafarge, and Majid Al Futtaim, I saw the same pattern repeat itself. The systems designed to encourage openness, feedback, and culture were often the very things that were silencing people. I wrote the policies, ran the engagement surveys, and built the succession plans. Then I watched people become more careful, more hesitant, and less honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is my reckoning with that failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Was Rude, But I Was Rude to an Idiot introduces \u003cstrong\u003eFearless Respect: \u003c\/strong\u003ethe idea that leaders can care deeply about people while still demanding honesty, accountability, and high performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will learn: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy some \"psychological safety\" initiatives make teams less honest, not more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between Necessary Friction and abuse, and why avoiding the first invites the second\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Performance-Culture Loop turns honest feedback into innovation and resilience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the annual review has become a bureaucratic exercise, and what to replace it with\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three non-negotiables of authentic leadership: vulnerability, humility, and consistency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow frameworks like SBI and COIN turn vague criticism into clear, actionable feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA practical 90-day action plan to move your team from hesitant agreement to honest dialogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on real stories from boardrooms in Paris, Dubai, and everywhere in between, this book offers no theoretical fluff \u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e just practical tools, uncomfortable truths, and a path to building an organization that is both antifragile and deeply human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547088543879,"sku":"9789948699927","price":37.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ZY6HUGsl6T9789948699927.webp?v=1786942221","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/i-was-rude-but-i-was-rude-to-an-idiot-fearless-respect-leadership-and-the-corporate-worlds-problem-with-honesty-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}