Joseph Grenny
Business Communication Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author
Over the past twenty years, Joseph Grenny has taught and advised more than one hundred thousand leaders on every major continent from the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies to the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. He has advised CEOs and senior executives on more than a dozen major change initiatives—receiving credit from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' President as a key factor in helping the organization win the $200 billion Joint Strike Fighter program.
Bestselling Author
Joseph is coauthor and contributor to eight books, including three New York Times bestsellers, Influencer: The Power to
Change Anything, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High and Crucial Confrontations: Tools for
Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior.
An expert in topics ranging from leadership and interpersonal communication to organizational change and effectiveness, Joseph has
been cited in dozens of newspapers including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and the
Wall Street Journal. He has also appeared on more than one hundred radio and television programs including CNN, Bloomberg,
CNBC, and the Today Show.
Dynamic Speaker
Having delivered more than one thousand speeches in his career, Joseph's engaging style is a sought-after mix of entertainment,
practicality, and foundational research. Traveling across the globe from East Asia, to India, to Europe, Joseph has spoken to
associations and organizations including NASA, the American Bankers Association, the Supreme Court of California, the American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American Public Works Association, and the American Society of Training and Development.