Joseph Grenny is co-author and contributor to eight books, including three New York Times bestsellers, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High and Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior.

An expert in topics ranging from leadership and interpersonal communication to organizational change and effectiveness, Joseph has been cited in dozens of newspapers and has appeared on more than one hundred radio and television.

Having delivered more than one thousand speeches in his career, Joseph’s engaging style is a sought-after mix of entertainment, practicality, and foundational research. Whether he’s speaking to an audience of more than ten thousand or to a small executive team, Joseph’s dynamic and captivating style keeps his skills in high demand.

Building on his extensive history of entrepreneurial and leadership experience, Joseph cofounded VitalSmarts and currently serves on its board of directors. With award-winning training products based on more than thirty years of ongoing research, VitalSmarts has helped more than three hundred of the Fortune 500 realize significant results using a proven method for driving rapid, sustainable and measurable change in behaviors.