"First published in Sweden as Omgiven av idioter by HOI"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Foreword / by David Bonnstetter -- Introduction: The man who was surrounded by idiots -- Communication happens on the listener's terms -- Why are we the way we are? -- An introduction to the system -- Red behavior: how to recognize a real alpha and avoid getting in his way -- Yellow behavior: how to recognize someone whose head is in the clouds and get him back to reality again -- Green behavior: why change is so difficult and how to get around it -- Blue behavior: in pursuit of perfection -- No one is completely perfect: strengths and weaknesses -- Learning new things: how to use what you've learned -- Body language: why how you move matters: how do you really look? -- A real-life example: the company party-- how to understand everyone you meet -- Adaptation: how to handle idiots (i.e., everyone who isn't like you) -- How to deliver really bad news: the challenge of speaking your mind -- Who gets along and why it works: group dynamics at their finest -- Written communication: how to evaluate someone when you can't meet in person -- What makes us as mad as hell?: temperament can reveal everything about a person -- Stress factors and energy thieves: what is stress? -- A short reflection through history: people have always been like this -- Voices from real life -- A quick little quiz to see what you've learned -- A final example from everyday life: perhaps the most enlightening team project in the history of the world.

In English, translated from the Swedish.