Fed up with a bad boss or lazy colleagues? Erikson shows how understanding your boss's behavioural tendencies as well as your own will lead to a more harmonious and productive workplace. He also sets out what characterises an exemplary leader type and how you can adapt your behaviour to model it
llan Karlsson compie cento anni e per l'occasione la casa di riposo dove vive intende festeggiare la ricorrenza in pompa magna, con tutte le autorità. Allan, però, è di un'altra idea. Così decide, di punto in bianco, di darsela a gambe. Con le pantofole ai piedi scavalca la finestra e si dirige nell'unico luogo dove la megera direttrice dell'istituto non può riacciuffarlo, alla stazione degli autobus, per allontanarsi anche se non sa bene verso dove. Nell'attesa del primo pullman in partenza, Allan si imbatte in un ceffo strano, giovane, biondo e troppo fiducioso che l'attempato Allan non sia capace di colpi di testa. Non potendo entrare nella piccola cabina della toilet pubblica insieme all'ingombrante valigia cui si accompagna, il giovane chiede ad Allan, con una certa scortesia, di vigilare bene che nessuno se ne appropri mentre disbriga le sue necessità. Mai avrebbe pensato, il biondo, quanto gli sarebbe costata questa fiducia mal riposta e quella necessità fisiologica. La corriera per-non-si-sa-dove sta partendo, infatti. Allan non può perderla se vuole seminare la megera che ha già dato l'allarme, e così vi sale, naturalmente portando con sé quella grossa, misteriosa valigia. E non sa ancora che quel biondino scialbo è un feroce criminale pronto a tutto per riprendersi la sua valigia e fare fuori l'arzillo vecchietto. Un centenario capace di incarnare i sogni di ognuno, pronto a tutto per non lasciarsi scappare questo improvviso e pericoloso dono del destino.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots. Some people are exceptionally manipulative. They can convince anyone about anything and lure them with their charm. They enjoy controlling others and will do anything to get what they want. Sound familiar? The bad news is that you can't really escape them. But here comes the good news- you can beat them at their own game. After going through the highs and lows of different personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) in his international bestseller Surrounded by Idiots, Swedish behavioural expert Thomas Erikson will now show you how your weaknesses and personality traits can be exploited by other people and how you can stop them in their tracks. By learning more about your personality type and how you work, you'll be able to see through any psychopath's manipulative behaviours and fend off their attempts to wreak havoc into your life. Witty, engaging and informative, this book will give you everything you need to handle life's most skilled manipulators and identify the psychopaths in your life... before it's too late!
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is an incredibly quirky, humorous and warm-hearted story about growing old disgracefully - and breaking all the rules along the way! 79-year-old Martha Andersson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank. She has no intention of spending the rest of her days in an armchair and is determined to fund her way to a much more exciting lifestyle. Along with her four oldest friends - otherwise known as the League of Pensioners - Martha decides to rebel against all of the rules imposed upon them. Together, they cause uproar with their antics protesting against early bedtimes and plasticky meals. As the elderly friends become more daring, they hatch a cunning plan to break out of the dreary care home and land themselves in a far more attractive Stockholm establishment. With the aid of their Zimmer frames, they resolve to stand up for old aged pensioners everywhere - Robin Hood style. And that's when the adventure really takes off ...Perfect for fans of The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Translated by Rod Bradbury.