<p>One of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends, Chester Elton has spent two decades helping clients engage their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values. </p><p>He has been called the “apostle of appreciation” by <em>Canada’s Globe and Mail</em>, “creative and refreshing‚” by the <em>New York Times</em>, and a “must read for modern managers” by CNN. Elton is co-author of the multiple award-winning <em>New York Times</em> and #1 <em>Wall Street Journal</em> bestselling leadership books,<em> All In, The Carrot Principle</em>, and <em>The Best Team Wins</em>. He most recently co-authored <em>Leading with Gratitude </em>(2020) and <em>Anxiety at Work </em>(2021). His books have been translated in more than 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.</p><p>Elton is often quoted in publications such as the <em>Wall Street Journal,</em> <em>Washington Post, Fast Company </em>and the <em>New York Times</em>. He has appeared on NBC’s Today, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, National Public Radio and CBS’s 60 Minutes. </p><p>Elton serves as a leadership consultant to firms such as American Express, AT&T, Avis Budget Group and Procter & Gamble. </p>
#1 Bestselling business author, organizational culture, employee engagement and teamwork expert
<ul><li><strong>The Best TEAM Wins: The 5 Disciplines of Today’s Most Effective Team Leaders</strong></li><li>The vast majority of employee’s days are now spent working collaboratively, but still 96 percent of executives cite poor teamwork as the main source of workplace failures in their organizations. It might be the most-pressing question organizations must address: How can managers lead their teams to improved performance given the volatility and challenges we face today. </li><li>Based on an 850,000-person study of the most profitable, innovative work teams, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Chester Elton introduces his audiences to the new science of teamwork – helping leaders deal with the increased speed of change in business, global and remote employees, the rise of the Millennials, the need to work more cross-functionality across departments and more.</li><li><strong>All In - How Great Leaders Develop a Culture of Belief and Deliver Big Results</strong></li><li>While most leaders understand their most reliable competitive advantage comes from their people, few know how to get their teams “all in”—convincing employees to buy into the strategy they’ve put forward. If a culture is clear, positive, and strong, then people will believe what they do matters and that they can make a difference. If a culture is dysfunctional—chaotic, combative or indifferent—employees will spend more time thinking about why the people sitting next to them should be fired than getting fired up themselves. </li><li>Teaming up with research giant Towers Watson, #1 bestselling author Chester Elton presents the findings of an unprecedented 300,000-person study conducted in the worst of the recession for his book <i>All In</i>. Based on this breakthrough research and his extensive consulting experience with a who’s-who of successful organizations, he presents a simple roadmap that all managers can follow to create a high-achieving culture in their own teams where employees are engaged, enabled and energized.</li><li>Elton offers specific how-tos for each step, and tells fascinating stories of leaders in action that vividly depict just how these powerful methods can be implemented.</li><li><strong>Carrots 2.0: How today’s managers use recognition to engage their people, retain talent, and accelerate performance</strong></li><li>Most managers want to create cultures where their teams achieve above-and-beyond results, but for a culture to really take off teammates must encourage each other on a daily basis. The answer is in rooting for each other: having each other’s backs, appreciating strengths, and recognizing strategic behaviors.</li><li>Based on his #1 bestselling book <i>The Carrot Principle</i>, Elton introduces audiences to new generational and industry-specific data from his 2016 proprietary survey of 14,000 working adults—helping managers link recognition to what is most meaningful to their employees. He introduces practical concepts that help managers encourage excellence, including ideas such as appreciation vs. recognition, effort vs. achievement, and praise vs. rewards. </li></ul>