Vital Skills International (VSI) is a preeminent provider of solutions for individuals, teams, and organizations experiencing roadblocks with the human side of change. VSI is the sole licensed Michigan-based provider of consulting and training based on VitalSmarts™ research and content, and is a Premier Associate of VitalSmarts.

VitalSmarts, LC is a world leader in leadership training and organizational performance. The principals, Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Kerry Patterson, have researched best practices  for bringing about systematic and lasting change for over 30 years. They  are also co-authors of the best-selling business books and award-winning training programs Crucial Conversations®, Crucial Confrontations™, and Influencer - The Power to Change Anything™.

VSI co-founders Dan Brunet and Doug Finton decided in 2004 to leverage Dan's fourteen-year experience in working with the authors by creating a Michigan-based company that would focus exclusively on consulting and training using solutions provided by VitalSmarts. With Dan's retirement at the end of 2009, Doug and the internal team at Vital Skills, as well as its "extended family" of external training partners, continue the organization's commitment to outstanding service in helping client organizations become measurably more vital.

VSI consults and trains in the areas of:

• Healthcare
• Public Utilities
• Manufacturing
• Large Retail Organizations
• Insurance
• Education
• State Government
• Financial

and others to both motivate and enable individuals and groups to achieve improved results.

Put simply: Vital Skills International offers proven tools to support clients in building a cultural operating system that will help them succeed at even the toughest challenges.

The Managing Director | Doug Finton

Doug Finton has been working in the field of Leadership Development, Change Management and Team Effectiveness for over 20 years. His clients include organizations of all kinds: for-profit and not-for-profit; from automotive, accounting, and air traffic controlling, to universities, healthcare systems and organizations dedicated to nonviolence. In their service, Doug has designed and delivered Leadership Development trainings, coached executives, worked with teams, and facilitated Management meetings and offsites on a broad variety of topics. Formerly head of Management Training and the Strategic Learning functions of the German and U.S. operations of the Volkswagen Group, Doug founded Doug Finton & Associates, Inc. in 1996 to bring his skills in promoting positive change to a broader client base. He has worked internationally, consulting, training, and speaking in a variety of settings Doug is a Premier Associate of VitalSmarts, and a Master Certified Trainer of Crucial Conversations®, Crucial Confrontations™, and Influencer Training™. He and his wife reside in Oakland, Michigan.

• Hear groundbreaking insight from five New York Times bestselling authors and thought leaders.
• Participate in hands-on break-out sessions that share best-practices for stellar training.
• Learn skills to both advance your career, as well as immediately benefit your organization.
• Network and collaborate with more than 200 trainers from various industries and global corporations.
• Enjoy fine dining, entertainment, and luxury accommodations in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in historic downtown Salt Lake City.