Surrounded by idiots: the four types of human behaviour (or, how to understand those who cannot be understood)
You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was surrounded by idiots, communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with c...
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| Zusammenfassung: | You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was surrounded by idiots, communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people. Originally published in Swedish in 2014 as Omgiven Av Idioter, Erikons Surrounded by Idiots is already an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide, of which over 750,000 copies have been sold in Sweden alone. It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with in and out of the office based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way(s) we speak and share information. Erikson will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage. He also shares simple tricks on body language, improving written communication and advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or indeed shut up. Packed with aha! and oh no! moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and influence those around you, even people you currently think are beyond all comprehension. And with a bit of luck you can also be confident that the idiot out there isnt you! |
| Beschreibung: | "First published in Swedish in 2014 as Omgiven Av Idioter ... "--Title page verso |
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD BY DAVID
BONNSTETTER
INTRODUCTION: THE MAN WHO WAS SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS
1.
COMMUNICATION HAPPENS ON THE LISTENER'S TERMS 1
2.
WHY ARE WE THE WAY WE ARE? 7
3.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SYSTEM
12
4.
RED BEHAVIOR: HOW TO RECOGNIZE A REAL ALPHA
AND AVOID GETTING IN HIS WAY 16
5.
YELLOW BEHAVIOR: HOW TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE
WHOSE HEAD IS IN THE CLOUDS AND GET HIM
BACK TO
REALITY AGAIN
28
6.
GREEN BEHAVIOR: WHY CHANGE IS SO DIFFICULT AND
HOW TO GET
AROUND IT 37
7.
BLUE BEHAVIOR: IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
48
8.
NO ONE IS COMPLETELY PERFECT: STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES 62
VI
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
9.
LEARNING NEW
THINGS: HOW TO
USE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED 102
10.
BODY
LANGUAGE: WHY HOW YOU
MOVE MATTERS:
HOW DO YOU REALLY LOOK?
106
11.
A REAL-LIFE
EXAMPLE: THE
COMPANY PARTY-
HOW TO UNDERSTAND
EVERYONE
YOU MEET
119
12.
ADAPTATION: HOW
TO HANDLE IDIOTS
(I.E., EVERYONE
WHO
ISN'T LIKE YOU)
125
13.
HOW
TO DELIVER REALLY
BAD NEWS: THE
CHALLENGE
OF SPEAKING
YOUR MIND
169
14.
WHO GETS ALONG
AND WHY IT
WORKS: GROUP
DYNAMICS AT THEIR FINEST
190
15.
WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION: HOW TO
EVALUATE SOMEONE
WHEN YOU
CAN'T MEET IN
PERSON
198
16.
WHAT
MAKES US AS MAD
AS HELL?: TEMPERAMENT
CAN
REVEAL
EVERYTHING ABOUT A
PERSON
202
17.STRESS FACTORS
AND ENERGY
THIEVES: WHAT
IS STRESS?
18.
A
SHORT REFLECTION
THROUGH HISTORY: PEOPLE
HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN LIKE THIS
19.
VOICES FROM REAL LIFE
231
20.
A QUICK LITTLE.
QUIZ TO SEE
WHAT YOU'VE
LEARNED 256
21.
A FINAL
EXAMPLE FROM
EVERYDAY
LIFE: PERHAPS
THE
MOST ENLIGHTENING
TEAM PROJECT
IN THE
HISTORY OF
THE WORLD
262
THE
ANSWERS TO THE
QUESTIONS IN CHAPTER
20
269
FURTHER
READING
271
INDEX
273
MANY YEARS AGO, BILL BONNSTETTER AND
HIS SON DAVID,DOEL
TIONARY SOFTWARE SYSTEM
BASED ON THE DISC METHOD
HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND
CLASSIFYING BEHAVIOR AND. IS
USED
THROUGHOUT THIS
BOOK. SADLY, BILL HAS SINCE PASSERTII
210
CONTINUES
TO RUN
THEIR
COMPANY-TTI
SUCCESS
INSTHTAVRALL,
ITS HUMBLE ORIGINS IN RURAL IOWA, THIS METHOD -OF BEIM*
224
NOW
BEEN USED BY
BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS
ALL;
,
IT ALL BEGAN WITH ONE QUESTION. A SIMPLE,
AGRICULTURAL
SALESPERSON SELL MORE SEED SIMPLY
BY
AS
A CHILD
GROWING UP IN
RURAL IOWA,
I
WATCHED41
THE
FOUNDATIONAL
PRINCIPLES
OF WILLIAM
MOULTON
MASSIT4
NORMAL PEOPLE. AT THE TIME, MY
FATHER WAS
FOCU
BLENDING,
GIVING AGRICULTURAL SALESPEOPLE THE
TOOLS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND
HEIR;
I
CAN
STILL RECALL THE
EARLIEST DAYS,
SITTING AT A
MEALS OF HOT PORK TENDERLOINS AND ROAST
CORN,
WORKING THROUGH HIS OBSERVATION&
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| title_full | Surrounded by idiots the four types of human behaviour (or, how to understand those who cannot be understood) Thomas Erikson ; English translation by Martin Pender and Rod Bradbury |
| title_fullStr | Surrounded by idiots the four types of human behaviour (or, how to understand those who cannot be understood) Thomas Erikson ; English translation by Martin Pender and Rod Bradbury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surrounded by idiots the four types of human behaviour (or, how to understand those who cannot be understood) Thomas Erikson ; English translation by Martin Pender and Rod Bradbury |
| title_short | Surrounded by idiots |
| title_sort | surrounded by idiots the four types of human behaviour or how to understand those who cannot be understood |
| title_sub | the four types of human behaviour (or, how to understand those who cannot be understood) |
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