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Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

Crucial Conversations

Turn high-stakes conversations into opportunities for clarity, connection, and breakthrough results.
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What's You Learn?
Master high-stakes dialogue when opinions vary and emotions run strong – Crucial Conversations reveals how to speak when it matters most.

This comprehensive difficult conversation summary and main ideas outline:

  • Safety First - Create mutual respect and purpose before addressing content
  • STATE Method - Share facts, Tell story, Ask for paths, Talk tentatively, Encourage testing
  • Pool of Meaning - Add all perspectives to shared understanding for better decisions
  • Move to Action - Convert successful dialogue into specific commitments with accountability


The hidden gem: Their "Silence and Violence" cues predict when safety disappears from conversations.

Your Click.Apply.Grow™ path: Practice one crucial conversation tomorrow. Start with facts not stories. Make it safe when others get defensive. Teams mastering crucial conversations show 50% faster conflict resolution.

Dialogue transforms disagreement into discovery.

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About the Author

Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler are VitalSmarts co-founders whose research on 10,000+ crucial conversations prevents 85% of workplace failures.

Combined 150+ years organizational research. VitalSmarts trains 2 million people annually at 75% of Fortune 500. "Crucial Conversations" sold 5 million copies. Patterson: Doctoral work at Stanford. Grenny: Social scientist. McMillan: Covey Leadership Center co-founder. Switzler: University faculty, consultant to hundreds. David Maxfield: Stanford Dean's Award winner.

Beyond the books: They discovered silence and violence patterns predicting conversation failure with 90% accuracy.

Teams mastering crucial conversations show 50% faster project completion and 25% better performance.

The quartet making impossible conversations possible.

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