KL051: Leading with Gratitude

KL051 Chester Elton The “Apostle of Appreciation” and the “Guru of Gratitude” Leading with Gratitude Episode Summary Chester Elton, the “Apostle of Appreciation” and the “Guru of Gratitude,” is ranked as one of the world’s top leadership experts and one of the top organizational culture experts. He is the author of multiple award winning, #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling books that have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. We discussed his latest book: “Leading with Gratitude” which goes on sale March 3! Bio How do today’s best leaders accelerate business results? By engaging their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values. Chester Elton has spent two decades helping clients engage their employees in organizational strategy, vision and values. In his inspiring and always entertaining talks, Elton provides real solutions for leaders looking to build culture, manage change and drive innovation. His work is supported by research with more than a million working adults across the globe, revealing the proven secrets behind high performance cultures and teams. Elton is co-founder of The Culture Works, a global training company, and author of multiple award winning, #1 New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, All In, The Carrot Principle and Leading with Gratitude. His books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. He has been called “fascinating” by Fortune and “creative and refreshing” by The New York Times. Elton has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CBS 60 Minutes, and is often quoted in Fast Company, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. In 2019 Global Gurus research organization ranked Chester #11 among the world’s top leadership experts and #8 among the world’s top organizational culture experts. The Employee Engagement Awards 2019 named him a Top 101 Global Employee Engagement Influencer; and Engagedly named him Top HR Influencer of 2019. He is a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s #MG100 Global Coaches, member of the Fast Company Impact Council, and serves as a board member for Camp Corral, a non-profit for the children of wounded and fallen military heroes. Some of Elton’s clients include globally recognized organizations, GE, Hard Rock Café, and Novartis. And as an executive coach, he has helped high potential leaders at American Express and The World Bank. Website https://www.chesterelton.com/   Other Website https://www.thecultureworks.com/keynotes/   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chesterelton/ Twitter https://twitter.com/chesterelton   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChesterElton   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chester.elton/   Leadership Quote “Ancora Imparo” meaning: “I am still learning.” –Michaelangelo Get Your Copy of Chester’s Book! https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Gratitude-Leadership-Practices-Extraordinary/dp/0062965786   Subscribe, share and review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-leading/id1461490512 Please visit KeepLeadingPodcast.com ( https://eddieturnerllc.com/keep-leading-podcast/) for a full transcript of this episode. The Keep Leading!® podcast is for people passionate about leadership. It is dedicated to leadership development and insights. Join your host Eddie Turner, The Leadership Excelerator® as he speaks with accomplished leaders and people of influence across the globe as they share their journey to leadership excellence. Listen as they share leadership strategies, techniques and insights. For more information visit https://eddieturnerllc.com or follow Eddie Turner on Twitter and Instagram at @eddieturnerjr. Like Eddie Turner LLC on Facebook. Connect with Eddie Turner on LinkedIn.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices