Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie was born in 1888 in Missouri. He wrote his famous book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" in 1936—a landmark work that accelerated the spread and solidified his core ideas in the United States. In the 1950s, the foundations of the Dale Carnegie Institute in its current form began to be laid. He passed away shortly thereafter, in 1955, leaving behind his legacy and the core principles of his philosophy that would continue to spread for many decades to come. Today, the Dale Carnegie Institute collaborates with medium and large businesses, as well as organizations, to produce measurable economic results by improving employee performance, with a focus on leadership, sales, team motivation, customer service, presentations, process improvement, and other key management skills. The Institute's programs, recently recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the top twenty-five high-performing franchises, are available in over twenty-five languages in the U.S. and in more than eighty countries worldwide. The Dale Carnegie Institute counts four hundred of the Fortune 500 companies among its clients. Approximately 7 million people have utilized its programs. www.dalecarnegie.com.