About this episode

In this episode, Thomas Erikson discusses his insights on leadership, communication, and the rise of narcissism.

Thomas Erikson is a Swedish behavioral expert, active lecturer, and bestselling author. He wrote the best selling book Surrounded By Idiots. In this episode we talk about writing books, how leadership can be terrible, why narcissist's are on the rise, how vital is communication and why hoovering houses is no fun. Thomas' Website - https://www.surroundedbyidiots.com/en/ YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Richieallen2 Spotify Link - https://open.spotify.com/show/3gcUGQrJzDdCxYKnWfbSjG

People in this episode

Guest: Thomas Erikson

Topics covered

• behavioral science
• leadership
• communication
• narcissism
• writing

Keywords

• Surrounded By Idiots
• writing books
• terrible leadership
• rise of narcissists
• importance of communication
• hoovering houses

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Surrounded By Idiots

Books & works: Surrounded By Idiots

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