or, How to Deal with Idiots at Work
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
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.
Allan Karlsson compie cento anni e la casa di riposo dove vive intende festeggiare in grande stile. Tuttavia, Allan decide di scappare, scavalcando la finestra con le pantofole ai piedi, per dirigersi verso la stazione degli autobus, lontano dalla megera direttrice. Mentre aspetta il primo pullman, incontra un giovane biondo e arrogante che, con poca cortesia, gli chiede di sorvegliare la sua valigia mentre si reca in bagno. Ignaro delle conseguenze, il giovane non immagina quanto gli costerà questa fiducia. La corriera per una destinazione sconosciuta sta per partire e Allan, per sfuggire alla direttrice che ha già dato l'allerta, decide di salirvi portando con sé la misteriosa valigia. Non sa che il biondino è un feroce criminale disposto a tutto per riavere il suo bagaglio e per eliminare l'anziano. Allan, un centenario che incarna i sogni di molti, è pronto a tutto per non lasciarsi sfuggire questa pericolosa opportunità che il destino gli ha riservato.