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Joseph Grenny

Joseph Grenny is a business author, speaker, and social scientist focused on communication, influence, leadership, and organizational change. He is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, and Influencer. His work is widely used in corporate training and leadership development to improve dialogue, accountability, and performance.

Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore

Joseph Grenny’s work has long been shaped by an early discomfort with conflict and a later fascination with how people actually change. He has recalled being socially anxious growing up and, at 17, helping run a small computer store in 1977, where he froze when he saw a customer shoplift and escaped to the back room rather than confront him. Four years later, while building software for a major corporate restructuring, he discovered that even well-designed systems fail when people refuse to talk honestly about accountability. Those experiences pushed him toward organizational development. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Brigham Young University and moved through leadership roles that included California Computer Corporation and the Covey Leadership Center before becoming an entrepreneur in his own right. ((https://cruciallearning.com/blog/the-short-story-behind-crucial-conversations/))

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Love is the foundation of good leadership
-The Manager’s Guide To (Appropriately) Advocating For Your Team
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Fake news is as old as news
-How to Argue Civilly
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We assume they are human—given to generosity and pettiness, mercy and revenge
-Needing More than Safety
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Respect is a heck of a lot more fluid than we think
-Can You Respect an Unrespectable Boss?
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Personal development is the foundation of all interpersonal success
-How to Start Over with a Coworker
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There’s nothing more normal than resenting those whose decisions create pain or disappointment for you
-Improving Morale and Trust in a Recession
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The issues that undermined performance the most were not the problems companies had, it was their inability to confront, discuss, and resolve those problems
-The Short Story Behind Crucial Conversations

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"I have never heard so many words of praise for any speaker I have brought to this group as I have for Joseph Grenny"

Child Health Corporation of America

"Joseph Grenny’s engaging style is a sought-after mix of entertainment, practicality and foundational research"

Utah Business

"Joseph Grenny is a cofounder of VitalSmarts, one of the fastest-growing companies in America"

Baylor University

"Joseph Grenny is an extremely engaging presenter with a compelling message of how to influence behavior"

ASAE

"For social scientist, New York Times bestselling author and Church member, Joseph Grenny, helping others has become his career and a personal calling"

Church News

"Keynote Speaker Joseph Grenny is a world-renowned social scientist, bestselling author, and leadership expert"

A-Speakers

"Joseph Grenny is one of the most skilled presenters we have had at the City of Eugene"

City of Eugene

"Joseph Grenny has gone to extraordinary lengths to lead with purpose and compassion"

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