Chester Elton: Leadership, Appreciation and Managing Change – The Challenges in the New Normal
Canada’s largest newspaper, the Globe and Mail, called Chester Elton the “Apostle of Appreciation,” the New York Times called him “creative and refreshing.” Chester Elton is the co-author of several successful books on leadership: All In, The Carrot Principle and What Motivates Me were #1 bestsellers in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Larry King of CNN called Chester Elton’s work “required reading for modern managers.”
In 2021, Chester Elton was ranked the 4th best leadership expert in the world and the 3rd best organizational culture expert in the world by the research organization Global Gurus; he is also a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches pay it forward project. Chester Elton is the co-founder of Find Mojo, a global assessment company, and a board member of Camp Corral, a non-profit organization for the children of wounded and fallen military heroes.
Chester Elton presentation topics
- Building an all-in culture, managing change and fostering engagement.
- The 5 disciplines of today’s most effective workgroups
- 8 leadership practices for exceptional business results
- The best team wins: leading high performance teams & teamwork
Chester Elton’s keynote presentations are not only captivating and inspiring, but also help you achieve actionable results. He will provide your audience with insights and practical lessons that can be implemented immediately in any team or organization. Be prepared to learn a new skill or two!
A truly interactive experience, Chester Elton is high energy and engages even the largest audiences on a personal level. He often spends as much time with the audience as he does on stage in front of them. Regardless of the topic, he involves the audience in his talk.
Chester Elton: “For nearly two decades, I’ve dedicated my life’s work to creating workplaces where employees feel engaged, empowered, motivated, and know that what they do matters and makes a difference.”
Chester Elton’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than one million copies worldwide. In his capacity as a motivational expert, Elton has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fast Company and New York Times. He has appeared on television and radio programs such as NBC’s Today Show, on CNN, ABC, MSNBC, National Public Radio and on CBS’ 60 Minutes. If you Google the top 30 leadership gurus, you’re sure to come across Chester Elton, along with Jack Welch and Jim Collins.
Adaptable to any audience and situation, your business is unique, so you deserve a unique keynote speaker who will wow your audience. When you book Chester Elton, you don’t get someone who jumps on stage with a prepackaged speech. Chester Elton gets to know your company, your employees and your challenges through pre-event calls, research and interviews.
But what fills him most with pride is being the father of four extraordinary children who are already grown and living their own lives.