Kerry Patterson

For more than twenty-five years, Kerry Patterson has served as an expert in organizational behavior, interpersonal communication, and corporate training. Coauthor of award-winning training programs, Kerry has helped three hundred of the Fortune 500 companies become measurably more vital through developing interpersonal skills, reviving dying cultures, and improving organizational effectiveness.

Kerry is co-author of four New York Times bestsellers: Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. A prolific writer, Kerry is recognized by the media as a topic expert and content guru in the areas of workplace communication, influence, and organizational change and effectiveness. Kerry has been featured in more than 150 print and radio programs, including MSN Career Builder, CNN, CLO Magazine, and Training Magazine.

Kerry is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers: Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. A prolific writer, Kerry is recognized by the media as a topic expert and content guru in the areas of workplace communication, influence, and organizational change and effectiveness. Kerry has been featured in more than 150 print and radio programs, including MSN Career Builder, CNN, CLO Magazine, and Training Magazine.

Kerry began researching the challenges of developing and maintaining healthy organizations during his doctoral work at Stanford University. He left Stanford to teach in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, where he received numerous awards including the Mentor of the Year Award and the Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award.

In 2007, Kerry and his coauthors were named Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for their work in founding and leading VitalSmarts, a leader in corporate training and organizational development.

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. Named the 2008 Business of the Year by the Association of Learning Providers, VitalSmarts has also been ranked eight times by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America and has trained more than 800,000 people worldwide.