Crucial Conversations
By: Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Al Switzler, and Ron McMillan
- July 10, 2021

About the Author

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Kerry Patterson is a prolific writer. He co-authored many articles and award-winning training programs. Kerry taught at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management. Then cofounded Interact Performance Systems. where he worked for ten years as vice president of research and development. Kerry is a co-author of the New York Times bestsellers. These include Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. Kerry has completed doctoral work at Stanford University. He is a recipient of the Mentor of the Year Award. And the 2004 William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award from Brigham Young University.

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Al Switzler is a New York Times bestselling author. He is also a keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for organizational change. For thirty years, Al has delivered engaging keynotes for an impressive list of clientele. These include AT&T, Xerox, IBM, and Sprint. Al’s work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. They were also available in thirty-six countries. And these works generated results for three hundred of the Fortune 500.

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Ron McMillan is a Scottish freelance photojournalist and author. He is best known for his rare photo coverage of North Korea. He is also known for authoring one of the few crime/suspense novels. taking place in modern-day South Korea. McMillan began his freelance journalist career in Seoul, Korea. For two years he reported on the street riots and political uncertainty. These preceded the Seoul Games. McMillan returned to Scotland in 1998. He concentrated on writing and illustrating travel and business features for broadsheet newspapers. Sandstone Press released McMillan’s first foray into published fiction in June 2010.
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Books by the Author
Books by Kerry Patterson
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
- Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
- Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior
- Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success
- Crucial Conversations Skills
- The Balancing Act: Mastering The Competing Demands of Leadership
- The Gray Fedora
- An Introduction to Applied Econometrics: A Time Series Approach
- Audio Companion: The audio workout to strengthen your Crucial Conversations Skills
- Value-Based Fees
- Balancing Act: Mastering the Competing Demands of Leadership
Books by Joseph Grenny
- Crucial Conversations
- Crucial Accountability
- Influencer
- Change Anything
Books by Al Switzler
- Crucial Conversations
- Crucial Accountability
- Crucial Confrontations
- Please Don’t Feed the Hog
- Balancing Act: Mastering the Competing Demands of Leadership
Books by Ron McMillan
- Crucial Conversations
- Crucial Accountability
- Please Don’t Feed the Hog
- Balancing Act: Mastering the Competing Demands of Leadership
- Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success
- Zion Vol. 1: Seeking the City of Enoch
- And Should We Die…: A Young Man’s Experience with the Miraculous
- Better Than Duct Tape: Dialogue Tools for Getting Results and Getting Along
- Between Weathers: Travels in 21st Century Shetland