Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
The best introduction to Switzler's core framework for high-stakes dialogue and the foundation for his later books.
Author guide
Al Switzler Books in Order
Al Switzler is an organizational-change consultant, keynote speaker, and co-founder of VitalSmarts. He co-authored widely used business and personal-development books on crucial conversations, accountability, influence, dialogue, and leadership, including several New York Times bestsellers.
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Books by series
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Praxis Leadership Series
Leadership books addressing practical challenges in organizational leadership.
- 1 The Balancing Act: Mastering the Competing Demands of LeadershipAmazon ↗
Book 1 · nonfiction · 1996
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VitalSmarts Series
Practical handbooks on communication and organizational behavior published under the VitalSmarts imprint.
- 2 Please Don't Feed the HogAmazon ↗
Book 2 · nonfiction · 2001
Outside the series
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Novels (6)
- Better Than Duct Tape: Dialogue Tools for Getting Results and Getting AlongAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2000
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are HighAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2002
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Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Talking About Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad BehaviorAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2004
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Influencer: The Power to Change AnythingAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2007
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Change Anything: The New Science of Personal SuccessAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2011
- Crucial Conversations for Healthcare ProfessionalsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2012
Nonfiction (1)
- Crucial Conversations Group Study GuideAmazon ↗
study-guide · 2003