Surrounded by Idiots
The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)
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Surrounded by Idiots
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Narrated by:
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David John
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Written by:
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Thomas Erikson
About this listen
A runaway best seller in Sweden that has sold more than a million copies worldwide, Surrounded by Idiots shares a groundbreaking new method of understanding the people around you that will change how you interact with everyone from your coworkers to your spouse.
Author Thomas Erikson explains that there are four key behavior types that define how we interact with and perceive the people around us. Understanding someone’s pattern of behavior is the key to successful communication. Erikson breaks down the four kinds of behavior types - Reds who are dominant and commanding, Yellows who are social and optimistic, Greens who are laid-back and friendly, and Blues who are analytical and precise - and explains how to identify and interact with each type of person. Instead of being bogged down with overly technical categorizations, the simple four-color system allows you to speedily identify a friend or coworker and adjust how you speak and share with them.
Surrounded by Idiots is full of practical information for interacting with people based on their color, including the strengths and weaknesses of all the profiles, how to give positive and negative feedback to each, and the best way to word an email when writing to someone with a different profile.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2019 Text copyright by Thomas Erikson; Foreword copyright by David Bonnstetter (P)2019 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about Surrounded by Idiots
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- Father of three young kids.
- 2019-08-17
Phenomenal book. Minor technical concern.
Book was fantastic! Really enjoyed it and helped me think.
Poor rating is only because the chapters on audivle don’t align with the one wirh words. For example, audible started chapter 12 on the audio. But the display showed chapter 11 and was only a few minutes later
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- Samuel B7
- 2021-08-29
refines what most people already understand
Fun listening experience on the work shift. Its one of the first audio books I've ever listened to. The narrator was great and the amount of repeating throughout the book really helps if your are listening to the book at work.
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- Ksenia
- 2021-04-10
research before trusting
well written and narrated, however, no scientific support of this theory as the author himself is not a scientist. do some research and look the book and the author up before starting. amusing read, take it with a grain of salt.
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- Jason Johnston
- 2022-09-04
Now what I’d hoped for
Just a lot of a lot about nothing. Was hoping for more. Disagreed with a lot of the classifications.
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- P
- 2023-07-10
A must-read for managers.
A bit monotonous and slow, but very clear accent and voice.
Great content but a bit reparative.
Gives you a great insight into people’s behaviour, and why they react/response in a certain way.
And yes, I am red-blue, with a dash of yellow.LOL
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- Adam Somers
- 2023-10-15
Excellent reading!
Wish I would have read this book before I quit my job this past month. I would have left sooner!
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- Lusinga
- 2023-10-18
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It is a very interesting book and learned more about myself and others. I laughed and nodded a lot.
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- Ambereen H.
- 2020-01-09
Unique Way to See the People Around You.
And a unique way to see yourself. Should give you something to think about. Worth a listen.
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- Michelle
- 2021-01-03
Engaging and Insighful
I laughed when I recognized myself. Will use when hiring in the spring. Very Useful and will refer to often.
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- Darnie
- 2021-06-12
Good from start to finish
it was interesting all the way through. The real life examples made it applications easier.
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