Surrounded by Idiots Revised & Expanded Edition: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)
Aug 2025 · Sold by St. Martin's Essentials
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A fully revised and expanded edition of the runaway bestseller, Surrounded by Idiots—now with more:
Text • Charts • Examples • Snark!
Master the four basic behavior types and change the way you communicate!
Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy?
You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots,’ communication expert and bestselling author Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain personality types.
Erikson’s simple yet ground-breaking techniques will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage.
At a moment in time when understanding one another is more important than ever, Thomas Erikson revisits his most popular title, offering an updated and expanded edition that will make you a master of communication.
Text • Charts • Examples • Snark!
Master the four basic behavior types and change the way you communicate!
Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy?
You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots,’ communication expert and bestselling author Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain personality types.
Erikson’s simple yet ground-breaking techniques will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage.
At a moment in time when understanding one another is more important than ever, Thomas Erikson revisits his most popular title, offering an updated and expanded edition that will make you a master of communication.
A fully revised and expanded edition of the runaway bestseller, Surrounded by Idiots—now with more:
Text • Charts • Examples • Snark!
Master the four basic behavior types and change the way you communicate!
Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your pa...
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33 reviews
Eda V
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March 10, 2026
What a brutal waste of money. I made to page three. Not only is his writing style not engaging at all, but he preaches downright harmful things: there is no need to understand where you are- it is what it is; there is no such thing as good behaviour and bad behaviour; you are fine as you are. Insanity! save your money. This is NOT it.
Judy Harber
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July 1, 2026
if there's whole pages missing why would I attempt to even buy this book even though it sounds amazing. Very sad! If this gets fixed let me know.
clay
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October 23, 2025
great book, tho this version is missing whole pages/sections at the end of the chapters. like will cut off mid sentence.
About the author
THOMAS ERIKSON is a Swedish behavioral expert, active lecturer, and bestselling author. For more than twenty years he has been traveling all over Europe delivering lectures and seminars to executives and managers at a wide range of companies, including IKEA, Coca Cola, Microsoft, and Volvo.
THOMAS ERIKSON is a Swedish behavioral expert, active lecturer, and bestselling author. For more than twenty years he has been traveling all over Europe delivering lectures and seminars to executives and managers at a wide range of companies, including IKEA, Coca Cola, Microsoft, and Volvo.
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