Rude Technology: Where have all the manners gone?
Three out of five people say someone is rude to them on social media more than once a month. VitalSmarts conducted a survey of 2,698 people, and 78 percent of those reported an increase of rudeness in the virtual world as opposed to face to face....
Community Date Night to feature NYT best-selling Provo author
Grenny will be basing the Date Night discussion on decades of research on the topic of accountability and strengthening family relationships. He will teach vital skills for holding one’s spouse and children accountable while building family relationships on a foundation of trust....
The Top 10 Books to Build Your Business Acumen
Much of what we are able to accomplish is based on the quality of conversations we have – whether they are personal conversations with family or friends, or business conversations with customers, employees, or your boss. Based on 25 years of research, Crucial Conversations presents...
Community Date Night
Those tired of having the same argument with their spouse – or wishing their kids would follow through on chores – or looking to teach their kids some responsibility – should benefit from the seventh annual Community Date Night, supported by the United Way of Utah...
Eleven Ways To Stay Sought-After By Connecting Better In Conversation
For further ideas on fostering convivial, worthwhile conversation, I recommend Crucial Conversations....
VitalSmarts Acquired by Providence Equity Partners
VitalSmarts has agreed to be acquired by Providence Equity Partners. The companies have not disclosed the financial terms of the transaction....
Making Long-distance Relationships Work -By David Maxfield
Problems that involve remote colleagues result in significantly more severe impacts to productivity, cost, quality, and time, according to a survey by VitalSmarts and Training magazine. But the situation isn’t hopeless. Here are some steps that can help....
2014 Bronze Stevie Award Winner
VitalSmarts won a Stevie Award in The 2014 American Business Awards in the category of Product Development/Management Department or Team of the Year....
How to set expectations with your employees
“Sometimes we wait to offer criticism until we’re irritated,” says Joseph Grenny, co-author of “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High.” “That’s a bad idea, because in spite of our best efforts to mask our emotions, the way we offer criticism inevitably changes....
Don Follis: Crucial conversations are vital for a meaningful life
In the many summits that I have attended, few topics resonated with me as much as one that was featured this year — the importance of having crucial conversations. Joseph Grenny brought his expertise on this topic to the Willow Creek Stage by saying if...
5 reasons to put down the smartphone
"Ninety percent of responses to Grenny's survey said people shouldn't respond to texts or check social media sites in public."...
Provo, UT—Sept. 2, 2014—Those tired of having the same argument with their spouse – or wishing their kids would follow through on chores – or looking to teach their kids some responsibility – should benefit from the seventh annual Community Date Night, supported by the...