Thomas Erikson

For over twenty years Thomas has helped people understand themselves and their surroundings. It started with a leadership training programme for executives around Sweden. But somewhere on his journey he realised that the boss is not the only one that could benefit from reflecting over how they communicate and connect with colleagues and fellow human beings. Today Thomas speak to and for anyone that wants to learn more about themselves and others.

His series of books are titled Surrounded by idiots, Surrounded by psychopaths, Surrounded by bad bosses, Surrounded by setbacks and the latest instalment Surrounded by narcissists. Surrounded by idiots, one of Sweden’s (and the world’s) best-selling non-fiction and popular science books, has been translated to over 40 languages. You can read more about Thomas’s books here.

Thomas is convinced you will reach your goals more easily if you improve your understanding of communication and your surroundings. He utilise the DISC-model to highlight different behaviours, where different archetypes of demeanour and communication are categorised as red, green, yellow or blue. The method is no exact science and should not be used as the sole tool to understand your environment. But after training over 4500 executives and over 10 000 salespeople in how to communicate, Thomas know that the tools provided work for people.

The people he meet and work with want to learn more about their own behavioural patterns and improve their ability to navigate through their private and professional life. He hopes that his methods – if you engage with them through books, courses, blog or lectures – spark a curiosity within you that can help you shape the relationships and results that used to feel distant.

Thomas believe in people and he believe in people’s ability to think freely.