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Chester Elton

Chester Elton

New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Coach, and Keynote Speaker | Building Great Workplace Cultures

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Chester Elton

New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Coach, and Keynote Speaker | Building Great Workplace Cultures

In-Person Fee Range:
$20,001 - $30,000
Fee Details
Virtual Fee Range:
Inquire for Fee
Traveling from:
New Jersey

Why Book

  • Client-Ready Content: Leadership topics like gratitude, anxiety at work, and team cohesion are relevant, practical, and easy to tie to conference themes.
  • Customized and Easy to Work With: Chester personalizes every engagement and is known for being highly responsive, flexible, and audience focused.
  • Standing Ovation Track Record: He brings warmth, humor, and authenticity to the stage—consistently scoring top speaker ratings.

Biography

Chester Elton is one of today’s most influential thought leaders in workplace culture, leadership, and employee engagement. Over the years, Chester has partnered with renowned organizations to develop high-performance cultures that drive innovation and employee satisfaction. As co-author of multiple award-winning and New York Times bestselling books—including All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, The Best Team Wins, and Anxiety at Work—his work has been translated into 30 languages, with almost two million copies sold globally.

Recognized for his provocative and inspiring leadership insights, Chester has appeared on NBC’s TodayCNNABCMSNBC, and CBS’s 60 Minutes. His work has been featured in The New York TimesFast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. Dubbed the “Apostle of Appreciation” by Canada’s Globe and Mail, Chester provides real solutions to leaders looking to build exceptional workplace cultures and foster team resilience.

Chester is a recipient of the prestigious Thinkers 50 Coaching Award, recognizing him as one of the world’s top 50 leadership coaches. He is a certified executive coach with the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Leadership (SCL) program and a proud member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches group. His coaching methodology enhances leadership effectiveness through one-on-one sessions, 360-degree feedback, and stakeholder involvement, helping leaders identify opportunity gaps and make their strongest contributions.

Chester is co-founder of The Culture Works, a global consultancy that advises clients such as American Express, The World Bank, Zoox/Amazon, and Astor Chocolate. He also serves on the advisory board of One Kind Act a Day, whose mission is to make kindness a daily habit. Chester is most proud to be the father of four exceptional children, a devoted grandfather to four, and a husband to his amazing wife, Heidi.

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Programs

Transform Your Culture and Drive Business Growth

Organizations are increasingly seeking expert speakers who address critical issues like culture change, employee
engagement, hybrid work, and inclusion. New York Times bestselling author of All In, Chester Elton’s
keynote on Culture Change emphasizes building a workplace that
can adapt and thrive in rapidly changing business landscapes. With research and practical case studies, Chester connects cultural
strategy with practical, measurable outcomes, appealing directly to business leaders who want to see a tangible return on their cultural
investments. Improving workplace dynamics isn’t just about boosting
morale, it’s a strategic move to enhance performance and drive
financial success.

Chester Elton Teaches:

  • The Secrets of High-Performance Cultures: From Chester’s proprietary 300,000-person
    study of high-performance organizations,
    attendees will learn the three characteristics that drive today’s most productive and
    profitable teams.
  • Engage, Enable, and Energize Your
    Workforce: Discover proven strategies to
    boost employee engagement, build a
    culture of commitment, and inspire your people to go above and beyond.
  • Evolving Culture to Meet Changing Needs: Cultivate a culture where diverse ideas thrive, teams collaborate effectively, and
    employees feel empowered to innovate in an evolving business environment.
Leading Through Uncertainty: Empowering Leaders to Drive Performance in Changing Times

If your organization is looking for a powerful message that directly ties
new ways of leading to
performance outcomes, this is the keynote. New York Times bestselling business author Chester
Elton teaches leaders how to provide honest feedback to their people, reward the right behaviors, and hold people accountable in
positive ways—steering their teams toward success, even in turbulent
business environments. The message is practical, actionable, and results-focused—appealing to
organizations facing constant change.

Chester Elton Teaches How To:

  • Navigate Change with Confidence: From Chester’s groundbreaking study of high- performance organizations comes exciting new findings on how great leaders navigate change to keep people focused on achieving key objectives.
  • Lead with Clarity and Purpose: Discover how today’s best leaders create clear objectives and align their teams to meet them, ensuring performance thrives no matter what.
  • Build Resilience and Drive Results: Practical strategies to build a culture of resilience and empathy, helping people stay motivated and drive results even when facing adversity.
Building Resilience and Psychological Safety: Increase Productivity & Reduce Burnout in Today's High-Pressure Workplaces

With 50% of workers reporting that anxiety negatively impacts their job performance and 75% attributing job stress to their supervisors, building resilience and psychological safety is no
longer optional—it’s essential. From the New York Times bestselling
author of Anxiety at Work, this keynote provides actionable strategies for reducing workplace anxiety, improving team resilience, and boosting overall performance by adopting a more positive mindset.

Organizations seeking to provide leaders with practical tools that translate directly to measurable improvements in employee well-being, engagement, and productivity will find this session invaluable.

Chester Elton Teaches How To:

  • Spot and Address Anxiety Before It Impacts Performance: Chester helps leaders learn how to identify the hidden signs of burnout in their teams and implement solutions to alleviate anxiety before it affects productivity.
  • Create a Culture of Psychological Safety: Discover strategies to foster a workplace where employees feel safe to speak up, collaborate effectively, and manage overload and uncertainty without fear.
  • Increase Resilience to Combat Burnout and Improve Results: Practical tools to help leaders
    provide honest feedback to employees and
    their teams to beat perfectionism, manage even overwhelming tasks, and stay focused on
    achieving their goals without burning out.
Teams That Break Down Silos: How Collaborative Leadership Drives Innovation and Performance

With 96% of executives citing poor teamwork as the leading cause of workplace failures, effective team building is critical to business success. This keynote emphasizes accountability
and collaboration—both highly valued in today’s fast-paced business environment.

New York Times bestselling author of The Best Team Wins, Chester Elton offers actionable solutions to help leaders create high-performing teams that break down silos, speed up productivity, and drive innovation. Event planners looking for speakers who inspire immediate improvements in teamwork and performance will find this
session both timely and impactful.

Chester Elton Teaches How To:

  • Enhance Speed to Productivity Through Collaboration: Chester teaches leaders how to build cross-functional teams that work smarter and faster, reducing time-to- productivity and achieving results more efficiently.
  • Unlock the Secrets of Cross-functional Communication and Accountability: Learn how to speed communication throughout an organization and set up teams to produce efficient, accountable results.
  • Foster Innovation Through Healthy Debate: Practical strategies to encourage constructive debate and innovative thinking, helping teams tackle challenges more creatively and effectively.

Chester Elton Reviews

“He is a dynamic engaging speaker. His message was spot on and the feedback from our attendees was great.”

— SIRVA

“Chester was the ‘WOW’ at our conference. His ‘All In’ principles aligned to every aspect of our key messaging and reinforced the effectiveness of our approach. We can’t wait to continue this momentum and enthusiasm!”

— Aetna

“Chester was a huge hit and personally inspired me to be a better leader! Not only did he bring relevant, factual data into his presentation about driving business results through engaging the workforce, he used humor and audience participation to keep the team motivated and invested!”

— General Mills

“Folks at various levels throughout our organization are still raving about Chester’s session. He received the highest marks of any speaker. Not only was he entertaining, but he put time into getting it right and the content really resonated with this group. That says a lot for such a quiet and cynical crowd.”

— Fidelity

“Chester received a standing ovation. I’d say that it was a grand slam home- run to spearhead a cultural change initiative throughout our region. Chester’s approach to combine strategy and tactics, supported by real- world studies, was instrumental at not only gaining participants buy-in, but at inspiring our leaders and helping us formulate actionable plans to move forward.”

— Northern Regional Medical Command, U.S. Army

“Chester knocked it out of the park, helping our leaders understand part of their success in getting maximum results is through creating the right culture! I wish I had counted how many leaders came up to me throughout the week and said how much they enjoyed his session.”

— Veritas

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