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This week, Chester Elton and Gregg Thompson visit the Business LockerRoom to talk leadership. Both men are thought leaders in the field, and both have published highly influential books.
Ultimately, a leader is responsible for ensuring that employees are motivated by, and committed to, the success of the organization. This includes raising and maintaining morale by ensuring that each employee understands the crucial role that they play in the business and that they are valued for their contributions. Many people may assume that being a business owner automatically turns you into a leader. You are, after all, leading the strategy for the business, making crucial decisions, and driving the direction of the company.
However, being a leader is a complex task that requires a range of unique skills, personal traits, and years of experience. With the right leadership, a business will achieve more in just about every aspect of its operation. Accordingly, if you are looking to expand your leadership skills, it might be beneficial to research leadership coaching options online. Above all successful business leaders should strive to improve upon their skills in strategy, communication and leadership alongside other essential skills. Leadership Coaching is only going to elevate your abilities and expand your knowledge on how to broaden your horizons in terms of business.
Chester Elton is known as 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 more than a million copies worldwide.
As a motivation expert, Chester has been featured in The Financial Times,Washington Post, Fast Company and the New York Times. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, CNN, ABC’s Money Matters, MSNBC and National Public Radio.
Blog: The Culture Works (Orange)
Twitter: @chesterelton
The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a regular 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. The Orange Revolution was the number one selling business book in the United States according to the Wall Street Journal.
Show No. 22: “Leadership Matters” featuring Chester Elton and Gregg Thompson
Monday, September 15 2014 at 3:00 p.m. CST
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Gregg Thompson is President of Bluepoint Leadership Development, one of the finest leadership training and coaching companies in the world today. He personally coaches many of the most successful executives in the Fortune 100 companies and has worked in 40 countries in nearly every major industry.
Gregg also has extensive business leadership experience having held senior executive roles in energy, environmental engineering, software development, technology and construction industries. He holds a Master of Science degree in Organization Development from Pepperdine University and a diploma in Technical Management from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Blog: Point Blog
Twitter: @BluepointLdrshp
Gregg Thompson is a keynote speaker, author and executive leadership coach. His enormously popular book entitled Unleashed! forms the basis for the Leader as Coach workshop, which has been used to equip thousands of leaders around the world with potent, immediately usable coaching skills.
Kelly Riggs is a business performance coach and founder of the Business LockerRoom. A former national Salesperson of the Year and serial entrepreneur, Kelly is a recognized thought leader in the areas of sales, management leadership, and strategic planning. He serves clients ranging from small, privately held companies to Fortune 500 firms. Kelly has written two books: “1-on-1 Management™: What Every Great Manager Knows That You Don’t” and “Quit Whining and Start SELLING! A Step-by-Step Guide to a Hall of Fame Career in Sales.”
