How relaxed could our life be if there weren't always these dishonest, envious people, cheaters, intriguers and dazzlers. With cunning and lies they gain our trust to abuse it thoroughly.

We experience envy and greed, discrimination, exploitation or financial damage, while the cheater makes a career at our expense. His envy does not grant us anything, and he talks badly about us while pretending to be our best friend.

And sometimes it is even those who are particularly close to us who deceive us so much: our spouse, a colleague, a relative or our superior.

With various checklists in this book, such as the Cheater Recognition Test, you can find out for yourself, whether you are surrounded by honest friends or by underhanded hypocrites. The book also shows you how to defend yourself against cheaters.

In addition to the cheating behavior of individuals, the last chapter of the book deals with the threat to the ethical principles in organisations posed by corruption and mismanagement and it describes the internal control system as an effective countermeasure.

Robert Düsterwald is a German management consultant. After his studies, he worked for many years as consultant and senior manager in controlling, project management and auditing in companies of various industries. He writes about topics from his professional and private experiences.

Robert Düsterwald ist ein deutscher Unternehmensberater. Nach seinem Studium arbeitete er viele Jahre als Berater und Senior Manager in den Bereichen Controlling, Projektmanagement und Audit in Unternehmen verschiedener Branchen. Er schreibt über Themen aus seinen beruflichen und privaten Erfahrungen.