Press Release
May 2021
February 2021
October 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
- VitalSmarts Releases The Power of Habit™ Online Training
- Unproductive at Home? The Most Common and Surprising Work from Home Habits of Highly Productive People
March 2020
- Businesses Are Agile in Responding to COVID-19—But Employees Are Ill-Equipped to Handle Changes
- Why Talking Politics Is America’s Most Feared Pastime
February 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
- Office Haunting: 8 out of 10 employees are running in fear from a scary conversation at work
- VitalSmarts Acquired by Leeds Equity Partners
July 2019
May 2019
March 2019
January 2019
November 2018
- Surviving the Most Wonderfully Stressful Time of The Year
- Most Employees Struggle with Key Competencies—But Managers Don’t Do Anything About It
- The Manager Effect: 1 Out of 3 Managers Can’t Handle High-Stakes Situations and As A Result, Their Teams are Less Successful
September 2018
July 2018
May 2018
March 2018
- The Pitfalls of High-Potentials: Technically-Skilled Employees Fail to Meet Performance Expectations
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
May 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
November 2015
October 2015
August 2015
- Silence at School: Parents Fail to Communicate Life Altering Events That Affect Student Performance
- New Study: Women Judged More Harshly When Speaking Up Assertively
June 2015
- VitalSmarts Releases Influencer Training® in the Virtual Classroom
- Study: 56% of Employees Have at Least One Grievance They’ve Kept Locked Up for 1 Year
- From Bestselling Author Kerry Patterson Comes The Gray Fedora: Lessons on Life, Business, and Everything In Between
March 2015
January 2015
December 2014
October 2014
September 2014
July 2014
- VitalSmarts Kicks Off 7th Annual REACH 2014 Event
- VitalSmarts Releases Influencer 2.0 Training
- VitalSmarts Acquired by Providence Equity Partners
June 2014
April 2014
March 2014
- VitalSmarts Wins ISA ‘Business of the Year’ Award for Second Time
- VitalSmarts Acquires Vital Skills of Michigan
- Digital Divisiveness: Electronic Displays of Insensitivity (EDIs) Take Toll on Relationships
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
June 2013
- VitalSmarts Releases Crucial Accountability™
- The authors of Crucial Conversations release the second edition of their New York Times bestseller Crucial Accountability
- Are your co-workers lazy? Incompetent? Or both?
May 2013
- Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change
- Lack influence at work? Why most leaders struggle to lead positive change
April 2013
March 2013
- VitalSmarts Releases the Impact Cloud Measurement Tool
- Stuck with a slacking co-worker? Why you’re to blame
January 2013
- VitalSmarts Announces Seven Premier Associates for 2012
- VitalSmarts Releases the Crucial Accountability™ Companion Course
- Déjà vu performance review? Why employees will fail to change in 2013
December 2012
September 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
January 2012
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
- New Study Reveals Life-Altering Impact of Crucial Conversations on Professional and Personal Results
- The Authors of the 2-Million-Copy Bestseller Crucial Conversations Release the Second Edition
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
January 2011
November 2010
- Award-Winning Video Production Team Puts a Holiday Spin on Old Spice
- Why You’ll Never Have Enough Willpower to Lose Weight
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
February 2010
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
- Crucial Conversations Training Released in Four New Languages
- Office Haunting: What employees fear most are scary conversations with their boss
- Influencing the flu: How to prevent H1N1 by changing kids' hand-washing behavior
July 2009
- Organizational Change Management Approach of the Year Awarded to VitalSmarts
- Family Reunion: Gearing Up For Fight or Flight?
June 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
November 2008
September 2008
May 2008
- VitalSmarts receives an Excellence in Practice Award and delivers a Cracker Barrel session featuring results of their practice with MaineGeneral Health at ASTD 2008 in San Diego, CA.
- VitalSmarts Wins Business of the Year Award
- VitalSmarts’ Training Programs Receive the Industry’s Highest Approval Status
April 2008
January 2008
November 2007
October 2007
June 2007
- VitalSmarts Sales Team Wins American Business Award
- VitalSmarts Co-Founders Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 Award Winners in Utah Region
April 2007
February 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
- VitalSmarts Ranked #491 on the 2006 Inc. 500
- VitalSmarts Announces Crucial Conversations Training 3rd Edition
May 2006
April 2006
February 2006
December 2005
- Do You Work with a Scrooge?
- VitalSmarts Partners with American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to Improve Patient Safety
October 2005
- VitalSmarts Ranks #293 on the 2005 Inc. 500 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 432%
- Work for a Jerk? Tips for Confronting Your Boss That Could Save Your Career
July 2005
April 2005
March 2005
- New Survey Reveals Most Patients Uncomfortable Confronting Medical Personnel
- VitalSmarts Adapts Crucial Confrontations for Corporate Training Proven Process for Improving Individual, Team, and Company Performance
January 2005
December 2004
November 2004
October 2004
- How to Talk Politics with Friends - And Still Have Some Left
- "Crucial Conversations" Receives Training Product of the Year Award