Título: Surrounded by Idiots (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)
Autor: Thomas Erikson
Sinopse: Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner rub you the wrong way?
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.
Surrounded by Idiots is an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. 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 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, advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or shut up. Packed with ‘aha!’ and ‘oh no!’ moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and communicate with 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 isn’t you!
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Surrounded by Idiots (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)”, de Thomas Erikson, publicado pela editora Essentials, em 2020 e com 304 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Essentials
Páginas: 304
Ano: 2020-10-06
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1250179939
ISBN13: 9781250179937
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Essentials oferecem uma experiência de leitura que combina reflexões profundas sobre a vida, espiritualidade e autoconhecimento, com narrativas que exploram perspectivas humanas e filosóficas. As obras trazem desde relatos terapêuticos e histórias pessoais marcantes até abordagens práticas para transformação interior e manifestar mudanças concretas no cotidiano. O tom varia entre o contemplativo e o didático, com ritmo que pode ser tanto meditativo quanto orientado a exercícios e práticas. O catálogo privilegia temas como a busca por sentido, o enfrentamento de desafios emocionais e a conexão com dimensões mais amplas da existência, sempre com linguagem acessível e envolvente.
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