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Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) Hardcover – Illustrated, 30 July 2019

by Thomas Erikson (Author)

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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? Or does your colleague's abrasive manner rub you the wrong way?

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 types of people.

Surrounded by Idiots is an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with - in and out of the office - based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way we speak and share information.

Erikson 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. He also shares simple tricks on body language, improving written communication, advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or shut up. Packed with 'aha!' and 'oh no!' moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and communicate with 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!

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Language : English
Hardcover : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1250179947
ISBN-13 : 978-1250179944

Best Sellers Rank: 2,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 5 in Business Communication Skills
- 7 in Communication Guides
- 10 in Interpersonal Relations

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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

About the Author

Thomas Erikson is a Swedish behavioral expert, active lecturer, and bestselling author. For more than fifteen years he has been traveling all over Europe delivering lectures and seminars in Swedish and English to executives and managers at a wide range of companies, including IKEA, Coca Cola,
Microsoft, Volvo and KIA Motors.

Surrounded by Idiots (Omgiven Av Idioter) has been a Swedish runaway bestseller since it was first
published in 2014. It has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, of which nearly 1 million copies have been sold in Sweden alone, and it has been translated into 42 languages.

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Excellent book - I highly suggest anyone in business read this book

9 January 2020 - Published on Amazon.com

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My boyfriend highly suggested we read this book together and discuss and I'm glad he did! The author makes a lot of great points that can be applied to friendships, relationships, and business acquaintances. It starts out as a fun read because you'll spend a portion of the book saying, who am I? Then you'll pick our characteristics from a certain color that fit your personality & try to explain why you do the things you do. After that you'll likely start to analyze those around you. The book really helps you to understand why 'blues' ask 100 questions, want to problem solve all the time, always ask for more information, and can be cold and distant instead of being emotional creatures. Yellows on the other hand are always day dreaming, coming up with broad ideas, trying to plan social gatherings and always seemingly have their 'head in the clouds' (this is totally me). Reds can seem really aggressive, very dominant, demanding, and short with those around you, and frankly they can't help it, and greens are very amiable. They agree to everything, but are often afraid to speak their mind.

It all made sense to me after reading it and I started calling my friends by the color I thought belonged to them. I consider myself a 'yellow' and I often date 'blues' which can often cause many misunderstandings! We're just people oriented and blues are more 'task-oriented/problem solvers'.

Highly recommend this book! Great, easy read, and excellent conversation starter!

27 people found this helpful

Hande Z

Bright star or calm sea?

2 July 2020 - Published on Amazon.com

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On the face of it, we should be wary of any book telling us that our personal behaviour falls under four types only, and worse, that they are given colour coding. In fact, the colour coding is just the convenient names for each of the types.

Once we realise that Erikson is describing types in general, and that within each type, we can find qualities of another, the general thesis sounds plausible. The author is not strictly classifying everyone under broad categories, he accepts that Green people may have traits that belong to a Red person. One has to see the broad canvass and the big picture he is painting. On this score, those who are critical about this book are probably Blue people.

Each of the four colour types – Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue – have distinctly strong characteristics. For example, Red people see themselves as: Driven, resolute, ambitious, decisive, competitive, independent, prompt, determined, time-conscious, persuasive, strong-willed, and results bound.

Green people, on the other hand, see themselves as: friendly, calm, reliable, considerate, pleasant, patient, predictable, stable, team-player, discreet, thoughtful, and good listeners. Yellow people are: enthusiastic, charming, outgoing, inspiring, optimistic, flexible, open, creative, spontaneous, convincing, easygoing, and communicative. Blue people are: accurate, cautious, correct, detail-oriented, logical, methodical, orderly, quality-oriented, reflective, systematic, thorough, and unassuming.

The book is much more than these general descriptions of behavioural types, of course. It discusses how the types of people react under certain situations, and how on given issues, we should best deal with them because the method of talking to a Red man in public is utterly inappropriate for a Green man.

No doubt, the main pleasure of this book lies in identifying yourselves, and your friends. Will have a fun evening if you have a group of friends who have read this book.

12 people found this helpful

Maddy

Good Book!

30 October 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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I loved this book. It helped me understand myself and others more clearly. The one thing that should be mentioned is that it’s mainly about a professional atmosphere, and doesn’t really touch on personal relationships. But all in all a good read and useful information.

16 people found this helpful

dtmc0609

An interesting topic. Well written but just one among thousands of similar books.

17 November 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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Another take on DISC (only this author uses DISA). Age old concept with a fresh perspective. Always interesting to read and learn more about this topic.

10 people found this helpful

Joel F.

Using the four types for greater communication

2 October 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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I first saw Surrounded By Idiots on a trip to Scandinavia -- the book was everywhere. I was happy to find it was available in English here in the States, so I ordered a copy. I can see why this book has been a bestseller all over the world -- it's a fascinating look at different types of personalities, and how to identify your own personality type, as well as those you work with, and others in your life. The result is greater communication, which is helpful in all walks of life. I've been using the ideas in the book in my workplace, and it's amazing to see how accurate and practical and helpful this information is. Highly recommended.

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