Justin Hale

Justin Hale is an expert on communication, influence in leadership, and personal productivity. His research and writing have been published in CNBC.com, Forbes, Fox Business, Bloomberg, and HR.com, among others. He’s worked directly with David Allen, author of the New York Times bestseller Getting Things Done®, to create a new version of Allen’s training course. Justin’s coaching and advice are published regularly in the Crucial Skills newsletter, which goes out to more than 350,000 subscribers. He has addressed audiences on topics such as bridging generational gaps in the workplace, personal productivity, team accountability, crucial conversations, and change management.

Justin is a Master Certified Trainer in Crucial Conversations and Crucial Confrontations Training and a Certified Trainer in Change Anything Training. He is also a skilled presenter, addressing audiences on the topics of Influencer and Change Anything. He has experience introducing and teaching these crucial skills to a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, healthcare, financial, education, nonprofit, and government. He uses engaging stories and concrete applications to bring well-researched principles to life.

Clients continually praise Justin for his ability to help them achieve hard-hitting results in the areas where they need them the most. A respected and valued instructor, Justin consistently receives accolades for his charismatic presentation style and his engaging stories:

“Justin is an excellent facilitator. He has great energy and kept the class engaged and interested throughout the duration of the course.”

Justin’s experience with studying and researching psychology gives him a depth of understanding that enhances his training. One client recently said, “Justin is amazingly skilled, open, and resourceful. He is an excellent facilitator.”

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

Whenever you’re not getting the results you’re looking for, it’s likely that a crucial conversation is keeping you stuck. Based on the New York Times bestselling book by the same title, Todd guides the audience through the skills to get unstuck.

Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior

Every individual, team, and organization faces disappointment. People make promises and break them-and bad things happen. Based on the New York Times bestselling book by the same title, Todd addresses tools for ensuring accountability.

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything

The most important capacity we hold is the capacity to influence behavior. Based on the New York Times bestseller, Influencer, you will learn strategies to make change inevitable–strategies founded on more than five decades of the best social science research and confirmed in thousands of world-wide change efforts.

Leadership for Maximum Engagement: Crucial Skills for Team and Organizational Performance

What differentiates the best leaders and leadership teams from the rest? The best teams achieve something the rest never attain: 100 percent engagement and absolute intellectual honesty. Todd explores the crucial conversations skills that will immediately propel your team to maximum engagement.

Silence Kills: The Seven Crucial Conversations in Healthcare

All too often, well-intentioned professionals in healthcare organizations choose not to speak up when they’re concerned with the behavior, decisions, or actions of a colleague.