CITATION

Patterson, Kerry; Grenny, Joseph; McMillan, Ron; Switzler, Al; and Maxfield, David. Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition ( Paperback). US: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition ( Paperback)

Published:  May 2013

eISBN: 9780071830591 0071830596 | ISBN: 9780071829311

Book description:

Hold anyone accountable. Master performance discussions. Get RESULTS.

Broken promises, missed deadlines, poor behavior--they don't just make others' lives miserable; they can sap up to 50 percent of organizational performance and account for the vast majority of divorces. Crucial Accountability offers the tools for improving relationships in the workplace and in life and for resolving all these problems--permanently.

PRAISE FOR CRUCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

"Revolutionary ideas ... opportunities for breakthrough ..." -- Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

"Unleash the true potential of a relationship or organization and move it to the next level." -- Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager

"The most recommended and most effective resource in my library." -- Stacey Allerton Firth, Vice President, Human Resources, Ford of Canada

"Brilliant strategies for those difficult discussions at home and in the workplace." -- Soledad O’Brien, CNN news anchor and producer

"This book is the real deal.... Read it, underline it, learn from it. It's a gem." -- Mike Murray, VP Human Resources and Administration (retired), Microsoft

Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler are the leaders of VitalSmarts, an innovator in best-practices training products and services. The authors have taught millions of people worldwide and have worked with more than 300 of the Fortune 500 companies.

For more information, visit www.vitalsmarts.com.

Keywords: VITAL SMARTS, CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS, CRUCIAL CONFRONTATIONS, INFLUENCER, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATION, INFLUENCE, LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CHANGE, BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, SELF-HELP, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, BOOK, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, CHANGE METHODOLOGY, CHANGE THE WORLD, COMMUNICATION, DEREMIAH BOOK CLUB, DONALD TRUMP, ERVING GOFFMAN, IMPACT, INFLUENCING, JOE GUSE, LEARNING, MENTE, NEGOTIATING, NONFICTION, PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION, PERSONAL D, RECOMMENDED, SALES PITCH, SELF-DEVELOPMEN T, SIX SOURCE OF INFLUENCE, SKILLSET, SOCIAL INTERACTION THEORY, SOCIAL ISSUES, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIOLOGY, TEACHING, WEIGHT LOSS, PERFECT PHRASES, DIALOGUE SKILLS, RETRACE YOUR PATH, CLEVER STORIES, HEALTHY DIALOGUE, TOUGH CONVERSATIONS, SHARED POOL, SHARE YOUR STORY, WORST BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AMAZON UPGRADE, AMAZONUPGRADE, BUSINESS WISH LIST, COACHING 2, COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES IMPROVEMENT, INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY, NEGOTIATION, ORG DEVELOPMENT, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-HELP, TEAMS, TEAMWORK, CRUCIUAL CONVERSATIONS, INFLUENCER, STEPHEN COVEY, STEPHEN R. COVEY, STEPHEN M.R. COVEY, THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, TOM PETERS, KEN BLANCHARD, THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER, VITAL SMARTS, MARK VICTOR HANSON, CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, DOUGLAS STONE, PATRICK LENCIONI, THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM, FIERCE CONVERSATIONS, SUSAN SCOTT, COWARD'S GUIDE TO CONFLICT, TIM URSINY, THE SPEED OF TRUST, WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON'T GET YOU THERE, MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, THE EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTER, TIMOTHY J. KOEGEL, GO PUT YOUR STRENGTHS TO WORK, MARCUS BUCKINGHAM, MUHAMMAD YUNUS, DEBORAH NORVILLE, THE THREE SIGNS OF A MISERABLE JOB, PATRICK LENCIONI, JUDGMENT, NOEL TICHY, WARREN BENNIS