The humor, motivation and content of the message of Chester Elton’s keynote presentations will leave your audience wanting more. His motivational speeches about leadership and recognition always produce rave reviews.
Called the "apostle of appreciation," by the Globe and Mail, Canada's largest newspaper, and "creative and refreshing" by the New York Times, Chester Elton is co-author of several successful leadership books and is an in-demand speaker the world over.
Elton’s books have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over half a million copies worldwide. The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and 24-Carrot Manager has been called a “must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King of CNN. In 2006, The Invisible Employee, from John Wiley & Sons also made the New York Times bestseller list.
As a motivation expert, Chester has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fast Company magazine and the New York Times. He has also been a guest on CNN, Bloomberg Television, ABC’s Money Matters MSNBC and on National Public Radio. A sought-after speaker and recognition consultant, Chester is the senior vice-president of Carrot Culture with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company.
Chester has spoken to delighted audiences from Seattle to Singapore and from Toronto to Istanbul, Turkey. In 2005 he was the highest rated speaker at the national Society for Human Resource ?Management annual conference (Bill Cosby was the number-two rated speaker). He serves as a recognition consultant to Fortune 100 firms such as DHL, KPMG, Wal-Mart and Avis Budget Group.
However, the thing of which he is most proud is that he is the father of four EXCEPTIONAL children!
Speech Topics:
Orange Revolution Keynote
High-Energy Teamwork Keynote
New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick have once again transformed the corporate playing field with The Orange Revolution, recognized worldwide as the premiere book on how breakthrough teams and teamwork revolutionize a company, a community, and the world. The Orange Revolution Keynote highlights the key traits found inside the world’s most stellar teams.
The Carrot Principle Keynote
High-Energy Recognition Keynote
A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller, The Carrot Principle has become the preeminent source on employee engagement and recognition. Based on Gostick and Elton's runaway bestseller, The Carrot Principle keynote reveals the ground-breaking results of one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken, showing definitively that the central characteristic of the most successful managers is that they provide their employees with frequent and effective recognition.
The Invisible Employee
Unleashing Hidden Potential
There is a crisis in business today—the potential of your employees and new hires is being trapped, squashed or just overlooked. Only one keynote speaker is unraveling the truth—ripping through Fortune 500 companies with a bag full of keys to unlock the power of your people.
Based on the New York Times best selling book, The Invisible Employee, Chester Elton can unlock the hidden potential of your workforce. Chester enlightens, inspires and energizes audiences. He shares why many employees today feel over-looked, ignored and completely unappreciated. And, he exposes why employees respond to those feelings with negative reactions—doing just enough to get by, grumbling about work and passing toxic attitudes on to other team members. After all, why bother shining when no one notices your achievements?
The Invisible Employee keynote leverages hard-won wisdom, with Chester’s renowned blazing energy, humor and real life examples. Across the globe and into the most recognized companies, Chester Elton is helping managers combat one of the most common negative forces in business—smart employees hiding from their potential and never doing more than is asked.
Chester shows managers how to:
• Engage or re-ignite an employee’s passion for work
• Stimulate a new-hire’s onboarding experience
• Recognize employees to accelerate performance
• Minimize attrition and increase retention
• Build a culture based on trust and appreciation
• Setting clear goals and seeing the right behaviors
The Invisible Employee Keynote is inspiring managers worldwide to create organizations jam-packed with productive employees who feel noticed, valued and appreciated.