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NOTE: At time of writing I have only read a small amount of the book, I intend to write a little as I read each section, really for my own reference. A colleague, who I respect and who has become a friend, recommended this book – not directly to me but I was heard him recommend it. Shortly after, I saw someone reading it on a flight to Copenhagen. I have a natural aversion to anything “aspirational” within the realm of business and self improvement. [Read More]

My thoughts on this book. Overview Contains a simplified pop-psyche style personality profile where people are divided into “colours”, which actually could be quite useful for dealing with different types of people. It does acknowledge that the types are not a perfect description and also most people do not fit into one category. Interesting description of psychopaths and how we can mistake different personalities as being psychopathic. Talks about manipulation techniques people use and how to combat them, pointing out that it’s not just psychopaths who use these techniques, but psychopaths will likely be skilled at many of these techniques. [Read More]