Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)

　　覺得自己怎麼老是碰上腦子毫無邏輯、難以溝通的人，弄得自己心好累？
　　在舉手投降，把他們歸類為笨蛋結案之前，先讀讀本書，再給彼此一次機會！

　　在瑞典一出版旋即造成轟動，翻譯為各種歐洲語言席捲各地，至今全球銷售超過150萬本！光是瑞典就賣破75萬本！

　　行為學專家Thomas Erikson曾與一位成功企業家開會，發現這位企業家覺得周遭的人都很愚蠢、難以溝通，似乎我們在面對某種特定類型的人時，交流總是特別困難，為什麼會這樣呢？

　　經Erikson研究發現，人們大致分為紅、藍、綠、黃四種類型，不同類型的人有各自的性格以及面對事件的習慣反應。因此當我們遇上與自己不同類型的人，經常覺得對方難以溝通，或者更糟時忍不住懷疑他來自其他星球。而Erikson正要提供你跟任何人都可以順暢交流的方式，把那些時間以及情緒的磨損消耗降到最低。同時讓你學會更了解自己、增進你的溝通及社交能力、從容面對各式衝突、增強老闆與團隊將的默契，並激發出大家的潛能。

　　書中包含測驗與各類型的說明與相處指南，此外，Erikson也提供了幾項相當有用的身體語言小撇步、書寫技巧，並教你如何判讀時勢，懂的何時該加把勁、何時該停損。

　　當你學會Erikson所傳授的一切知識後，除了將讓你更順利與不同特質的人溝通相處，更可以胸有成竹地確定，那個難相處的「笨蛋」絕對不是你！（文/博客來編譯）

　　A runaway bestseller in Sweden that has sold more than a million copies worldwide, Surrounded by Idiots shares a simple, revolutionary method of understanding the people around you that will change how you interact with everyone from your coworkers to your spouse.

　　Author Thomas Erikson explains that there are four key behavior types that define how we interact with and perceive the people around us. Understanding someone’s pattern of behavior is the key to successful communication. The so-called “idiots” in our lives are most often simply people who have a different behavior profile and style of communication.

　　Erikson breaks down the four kinds of behavior types―Reds who are dominant and commanding, Yellows who are social and optimistic, Greens who are laid back and friendly, and Blues who are analytical and precise―and explains how to identify and interact with each type of person. Instead of being bogged down with overly technical categorizations, the simple four-color system allows you to speedily identify a friend or coworker and adjust how you speak and share with them.

　　Surrounded by Idiots is full of practical information for interacting with people based on their color, including the strengths and weaknesses of all the profiles, how to give positive and negative feedback to each, and the best way to word an email when writing to someone with a different profile.

Review

　　"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
 

Author

　　Thomas Erikson is an expert on communication. He works with developing organizations from a leadership perspective. In the past eighteen years he has trained more than five thousand executives to be better and more efficient leaders. Thomas has written several popular science books on communication and human behavior. Surrounded by Idiots is one of Sweden’s best-selling non-fiction books with over 450,000 copies sold in Sweden alone. The book is sold in 21 other languages around the world.