VitalSmarts is recognized as #37 on the Salt Lake Tribune’s “2019 Best Workplaces” list in the midsize business category.

A survey conducted by VitalSmarts found that more than 80 percent of workers are fearful of confrontation. The lengths that they go to avoid difficult conversations range from avoiding the other person at all costs, dancing around the scary topic whenever they speak to the person in question, thinking about quitting their job or taking …

The specter of having a difficult conversation about work with a boss or colleague can cause sleepless nights and feelings of dread. Justin Hale, trainer at VitalSmarts, talks about the reasons why based off a new poll.

Justin Hale, Master Trainer at VitalSmarts, says there’s a way to coach people through tough workplace conversations. Confidence in conversation is a major obstacle. Many p0ll respondents say they’re holding off because they don’t have the confidence to bring up the issue or tackle the conversation. One in five admit they’re just not confident that …

Joseph Grenny speaks on approaching “scary conversations” and how to avoid the tendency for “people [to] run the other way because experience tells them the other person will be angry or defensive.” Learn how research shows otherwise.

Provo, Utah – October 1, 2019– VitalSmarts, a top 20 leadership training company, announced today it has been acquired by Leeds Equity Partners, which allows the organization to once again operate independently. In addition to allowing VitalSmarts to operate independently, the investment from Leeds Equity Partners—a New York-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the …

Four-time New York Times bestselling author and a leading social scientist for business performance, Joseph Grenny, outlines tips for approaching tricky conversations at work, particularly in less-than-ideal boss situations.

Is a coworker getting on your nerves? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Alison Beard and Dan McGinn  talk through what to do when a coworker acts like their responsibilities are beneath them, a colleague you referred to the team is being aggressive and sneaky, or a fellow team member is coasting while you’re …

Stay tuned for an excerpt from an interview with Emily Hoffman, the communications expert behind “Crucial Conversations,” about how to more effectively communicate at work.

We all need feedback to improve at work, but when criticism is unexpectedly harsh, your first instinct may be to run and hide. Four steps can help you stay present and react in a productive way…