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Ron McMillan
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About Ron McMillanRon McMillan is the four-time New York Times best-selling co-author of Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, Influencer, and Change Anything. For more than 25 years, he has served as an expert in behavior change, interpersonal communication, and corporate training. A gifted speaker, McMillan has presented to executives at Lockheed Martin, AT&T, Nike, Saturn, Hewlett-Packard, Ford, Sprint, Disney, Harley-Davidson, Providence Healthcare, and Intel. He is also a regular speaker at Brigham Young University’s Campus Education Week. A pioneer in the training industry, McMillan is the former co-founder of the Covey Leadership Center where he helped develop numerous training programs including Principle Centered Leadership and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. McMillan is also the co-founder of VitalSmarts, an innovator in corporate training and organizational performance. VitalSmarts has helped more than 300 of the Fortune 500 realize significant results using a proven method for driving rapid, sustainable, and measurable change in behaviors. www.vitalsmarts.com
Author's Published Articles
The Reality of Going Undercover
With all the recent discussion surrounding Sound of Freedom, we've…
Gaining Acceptance in Difficult Family Relationships
My mother-in-law refuses to accept me as part of the…
Protecting Your Children in the Midst of Difficult Family Relationships
My in-laws live six hours away, but frequently visit and…
Three’s a Crowd: Helping Your Children Deal With Unkind Friends
"My seven-year-old daughter is stuck in a three’s-too-many triangle with…
Crucial Conversations: Holding a “Charmer” Accountable
I have one brother, whom everyone loves dearly. He is…
What if the Prophet Had a Message Just for You?
What if our prophet asked to meet with you and…
Dealing with Electronic Displays of Insensitivity
"EDI's" are proliferating and you will almost certainly become a…
Best Friends Might Be Your Worst Enemies
Your best friends might not really be your best friends…
Helpless and Hopeless: How to Change Your Story
We use our helpless stories to absolve ourselves of responsibility…
Master Your Stories and You Master Your Life
There is an overwhelming human tendency under conditions of stress…
Gaining a Difficult Family Member’s Acceptance
How do you draw closer to those who push you…
Is Our Criticism a Tool for Correction or Contention?
Could it be that leaders are sometimes called, not because…
Evil Speaking of the Lord’s Anointed (Part 2)
What do we do when someone speaks evil of others…
Evil Speaking of the Lord’s Anointed
My hope in this article is to escalate the wrongdoing…
Antisocial Networks? Reversing the rising trend of hostility on social media
If our desire is for a kinder, gentler, more humane…
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
The tragedy in Boston prompts a question-when a friend's loved…
Holding Others Accountable to Commitments
Brother Jensen did not show up to teach his Sunday…
Do Away with Contention
When we are contentious, we typically experience strong emotion-often fear…
Crucial Conversations for Crucial Relationships
Relationships can be the sources of our greatest joys and…
Unwrapping the Secret to Holiday Finances
People fear budget conversations because they feel ill-equipped to hold…
6 Sources to a Mighty Change of Heart and Behavior
Through our research, we learned there are six powerful sources…
Six Keys to Escaping the Willpower Trap
Most people fail to change their behavior because they rely…