Thomas Erikson

Surrounded by Idiots

The Four Types of Human Behaviour and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)

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Produktbeschreibung

The runaway international bestseller- now fully revised and updated Do you ever think you're the only one making any sense?Have you ever tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results?Does your colleague's manner of communication always get your back up?You are not alone. In Surrounded by Idiots, communication expert and bestselling author Thomas Erikson has dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we struggle to connect with certain types of people. Now a global bestseller, this book uses four core personality types - Red, Yellow, Green and Blue - to explain other people's baffling behaviour and help you understand yourself better. You will learn to hone communication and social skills based on who you're dealing with, handle conflict with confidence and get the best out of everyone you interact with and manage. Now offering you the wisdom of the four personality types with even more verve and insight, this fully revised and expanded edition brings you a completely new and up-to-date translation, and marks a global moment for fans of Thomas Erikson's books. This updated and enhanced edition has used questions and feedback from Thomas's more than 10 million global readers to bring you 30% more material than before, honing this classic, comprehensive toolkit to new heights. Packed with 'aha!' and 'oh no!' moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and influence those around you, even people you currently think are beyond all comprehension. And with a bit of luck, you can also be confident that the idiot out there isn't you!

Produktdetails

• Vermilion
• Verlag: Random House UK Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9781785046209
• ISBN-10: 1785046209
• Artikelnr.: 73787014

Autorenporträt

Thomas Erikson is a Swedish behavioural expert, bestselling author and active lecturer. For more than 20 years, he has travelled across Europe delivering lectures and seminars in Swedish and in English to executives and managers in companies including IKEA, Coca Cola, Microsoft, Volvo and KIA Motors. Surrounded by Idiots (Omgiven Av Idioter) is a Swedish runaway bestseller, selling more than 1 million copies in Sweden alone. It has sold over 3 million copies worldwide, since it was first published in 2014, and has been translated into 55 languages. For more information about the author and his work visit thomaserikson.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by David Bonnstetter
Introduction: The Man Who Was Surrounded by Idiots
1. Communication Happens on the Listener's Terms
2. Why Are We the Way We Are?
3. An Introduction to the System
4. Red Behavior: How to Recognize a Real Alpha and Avoid Getting in His Way
5. Yellow Behavior: How to Recognize Someone Who No Longer Has His Feet on
the Ground and
How to Get Him Back to Reality Again
6. Green Behavior: Why Change Is So Difficult-and How to Get Around It
7. Blue Behavior: In Pursuit of Perfection
8. The Annoying Flip Side-or No One Is Completely Perfect: Strengths and
Weaknesses-What
No One Wants to Talk About
9. Learning New Things: How to Use What You've Learned
10. Body Language: Why How You Move Matters: How Do You Really Look?
11. A Real-Life Example: The Company Party-How to Understand Everyone You
Meet
12. Adaptation: How to Handle Idiots (I.E., Everyone Who Isn't like You)
13. How to Deliver Really Bad News, Because Even Positive Criticism Is
Still . . . Criticism: The Challenge
of Speaking Your Mind
14. Who Gets Along-and Why It Works: Group Dynamics in Its Finest Form
15. Written Communication: How to Evaluate Someone When You Can't Meet Him
in Person
16. What Makes Us As Mad As Hell?: Temperament Can Reveal Everything About
a Person
17. Stress Factors and Energy Thieves. What Is Stress-Really?
18. A Short Reflection Through History: Nothing Has Changed-People Have
Always Been like This
19. Voices from Real Life
20. A Quick Little Quiz to See What You've Learned
21. A Final Example from Everyday Life: Perhaps the Most Enlightening Team
Project in the History of the World

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Foreword by David Bonnstetter
Introduction: The Man Who Was Surrounded by Idiots

1. Communication Happens on the Listener's Terms

2. Why Are We the Way We Are?

3. An Introduction to the System

4. Red Behavior: How to Recognize a Real Alpha and Avoid Getting in His Way

5. Yellow Behavior: How to Recognize Someone Who No Longer Has His Feet on the Ground and
How to Get Him Back to Reality Again

6. Green Behavior: Why Change Is So Difficult-and How to Get Around It

7. Blue Behavior: In Pursuit of Perfection

8. The Annoying Flip Side-or No One Is Completely Perfect: Strengths and Weaknesses-What
No One Wants to Talk About

9. Learning New Things: How to Use What You've Learned

10. Body Language: Why How You Move Matters: How Do You Really Look?

11. A Real-Life Example: The Company Party-How to Understand Everyone You Meet

12. Adaptation: How to Handle Idiots (I.E., Everyone Who Isn't like You)

13. How to Deliver Really Bad News, Because Even Positive Criticism Is Still . . . Criticism: The Challenge
of Speaking Your Mind

14. Who Gets Along-and Why It Works: Group Dynamics in Its Finest Form

15. Written Communication: How to Evaluate Someone When You Can't Meet Him in Person

16. What Makes Us As Mad As Hell?: Temperament Can Reveal Everything About a Person

17. Stress Factors and Energy Thieves. What Is Stress-Really?

18. A Short Reflection Through History: Nothing Has Changed-People Have Always Been like This

19. Voices from Real Life

20. A Quick Little Quiz to See What You've Learned

21. A Final Example from Everyday Life: Perhaps the Most Enlightening Team Project in the History of the World

Rezensionen

'Anyone who does not read this book is actually an idiot.' Kvalitets Magasinet

"A useful guide to communicating with the uncommunicable ... clearly, dynamically presented and easy to grasp."-Publisher's Weekly

"Readers will be delighted. Most everyone can benefit from this book, especially those in the workplace. In addition, parents, educators, and students will find these insights valuable."-Booklist, Starred Review