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. "The Carrot Principle" by Simon & Schuster has been a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and "The 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 Best-seller list. Elton's books have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over half a million copies worldwide. As a motivation expert, Chester has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fast Company magazine, and the New York Times, and has been a guest on CNN, Bloomberg Television, ABC "Money Matters" MSNBC and on National Public Radio. A sought-after speaker and recognition consultant, Chester is the senior vice president of the Carrot Culture Group with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company. Chester Elton 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! Titles The Carrot Principle Invisible Employee Topics Human Resource, Motivation, Employee Retention Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $15,000 or more Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State NJ Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.