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.

Surrounded by Idiots has been a Swedish runaway bestseller since it was first published in 2014. It has sold over 3 million copies worldwide and been translated into 42 languages.

"With his trademark humor and practical insights, Erikson will help you vanquish the 'energy vampires' in your life--even when it turns out you're the villain! Using his wildly successful behavior based system, you'll learn how self-awareness is the key to preserving your time, energy, and sanity--no matter what comes your way."
-- Gay Hendricks, Author of The Big Leap and The Genius Zone, www.hendricks.com

"Thomas Erikson just gets it --this book is equal parts logic, emotionally astute, and gut-wrenchingly funny. His observations are studied in a way that don't come across either snarky or preachy--he's one of us and sees what we have always known--vampires are real! This book gives you tools to ward off those who would try to suck out your joy. Buy it!" --Jim McPartlin, author of The Enneagram at Work

"Every workplace has its share of 'energy vampires'--people and situations that can derail your focus, complicate a project, or just make everything more difficult. Erikson provides clear, simple tools to deal with these exhausting situations, improve communication, and safeguard your energy." --Scott Jeffrey Miller, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Senior Advisor of Thought Leadership for FranklinCovey, podcast host of On Leadership with Scott Miller