Kerry Patterson
出生: March 30, 1946 – Bellingham, Washington, United States
Kerry Patterson was a business author and VitalSmarts cofounder whose work focused on communication, accountability, influence, and organizational change. ((https://www.td.org/p/kerry-patterson?utm_source=openai)) He coauthored four New York Times bestsellers—Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, Influencer, and Change Anything—and helped create widely used training programs; Crucial Conversations alone sold more than five million copies worldwide. ((https://cruciallearning.com/crucialskills/2008/11/dissecting-direct-talk/?utm_source=openai))
传记与作者历程
Kerry Patterson grew up in Bellingham, Washington, in a family he later described through stories of modest means, hard work, and a mother whose determination helped finance his education. Those years gave him both subject matter and method: school writing assignments trained him into a disciplined storyteller, while family life taught him to notice the decisive moments when ordinary people choose effort, candor, or kindness. After graduating from high school in Bellingham, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 1970, later completed a master’s in organizational behavior there in 1976, pursued doctoral work at Stanford University, and went on to teach at BYU. ((https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-the-hole-in-our-backyard/))
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— Mike Murray
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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