Self-help · ThoughtfulTools for holding productive conversations when the stakes are high, by the four co-founders of VitalSmarts
Crucial Conversations
by Kerry Patterson & Joseph Grenny & Ron McMillan & Al Switzler
How to talk productively when the stakes are high
McGraw-Hill published the book in 2002, and the hardback edition has 288 pages. It is by the four co-founders of VitalSmarts, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler, who also offer training on the same topic. It deals with holding productive conversations when the stakes are high. It is part of the Crucial Learning series, which includes Crucial Confrontations, Crucial Accountability and Crucial Influence. A third edition appeared in 2022.
More about this book
Who
The four VitalSmarts co-founders: Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler.
World
Workplace and personal conversations where opinions differ.
What makes it different
Wikipedia reports more than two million copies sold and translations into 28 languages, without naming who reported the figure. Business Insider ranked it among the most popular business books of 2013.
Feel
Clear and practical.
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