About the Authors
The Crucial Skills Blog is written by the award-winning team of authors who wrote the three New York Times bestsellers: Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. They are also sought-after speakers and presenters.
Joseph Grenny
Joseph Grenny is an acclaimed keynote speaker, three-time, New York Times bestselling author, and cofounder of VitalSmarts. A consultant to the Fortune 500, Joseph has designed and implemented major corporate change initiatives on every major continent for the past 20 years.
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Kerry Patterson
Cofounder of VitalSmarts, Kerry has coauthored three New York Times bestselling books as well as designed the company's line of award-winning training programs. He received the prestigious 2004 BYU Marriott School of Management Dyer Award for outstanding contribution in organizational behavior. He also did his doctoral work in organizational behavior at Stanford University.
Ron McMillan
Three-time New York Times bestselling author, Ron McMillan, is a sought-after speaker and leadership consultant. As the cofounder of VitalSmarts, Ron has consulted with leaders ranging from first-level managers to corporate executives on topics such as leadership and team development.
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Al Switzler
Al Switzler is a renowned consultant and world-class speaker who has directed training and management initiatives with dozens of Fortune 500 companies worldwide. In addition to his consulting work, he cofounded VitalSmarts and authored three immediate New York Times bestselling books.
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David Maxfield
David Maxfield is a leading researcher and frequent conference speaker on topics ranging from dialogue skills to performance improvement. The author of the immediate New York Times bestseller, Influencer, David did doctoral work in psychology at Stanford University, where he studied personality theory and interpersonal-skill development.
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