Adrian Gostick

All In - How Great Leaders Develop a Culture of Belief and Deliver Big Results

In this interactive and engaging session based on the New York Times bestselling business book All In—which includes research from more than 300,000 people in high-performance organizations—Adrian teaches leaders how to Engage, Enable and Energize their workforces.

His presentation outlines how high-performance organizations deliver extraordinary results by creating a vibrant, productive culture where people believe that what they do matters and that they can make a difference. In this presentation, Adrian will relate stories of leaders in action that vividly depict just how these powerful methods can be implemented.

• The 3 research-based characteristics of the world’s most profitable, productive organizational and team cultures;
• The 7 steps today’s most successful leaders use to generate buy-in;
• How managers at any level can build a productive work group culture of their own where employees commit to the culture and give an extra push of effort.

The Best TEAM Wins: The 5 Disciplines of Today’s Most Effective Team Leaders

Based on an 850,000-person study of the most successful, innovative work teams, Adrian Gostick introduces the new science of teamwork. The vast majority of employees now work collaboratively, but 96 percent of executives cite poor teamwork as the primary source of workplace failures. It might be the most-pressing question organizations must address: How can managers better lead teams to improved performance given the volatility and challenges they face today.

This session introduces solutions to address:

• Enhancing speed to productivity
• Working cross-functionally
• The rise of the Millennials/GenZ
• Attracting & retaining great talent

Adrian’s research has shown a set of leadership disciplines that makes the biggest difference in building today’s best teams. His keynote will help your leaders:

• Manage to the One—Identify the unique drivers of each team member for maximum
  motivation and loyalty
• Speed Productivity—Help new people and teams work faster & smarter
• Challenge Everything—Inspire innovation through healthy discord
• Find Focus—Build bridges across functions, cultures, and distance.

Leading with Gratitude

New York Times bestsellers and corporate culture gurus Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton introduce research that shows how a few vital leadership skills—when done right—can boost employee engagement and reduce turnover.

This duo also unveils the fascinating science behind why so many managers resist (aka: suck at) something so seemingly simple as gratitude.

Audience members learn:

• How gratitude helps managers understand the value their people are contributing—and what more their team members may have to give.
• How appreciation of employee efforts can enhance motivation & productivity, especially during times of change—81% of people say they’d work harder if their boss were more grateful.
• How leaders can master this skill to enhance team performance & trust—introducing the 8 most
  powerful gratitude practices.

Carrots 2.0: How today’s managers use recognition to engage their people, retain talent, and accelerate performance

Gostick introduces audiences to new generational and industry-specific data from his 2016 proprietary survey of 14,000 working adults—helping managers link recognition to what is most meaningful to their employees. He introduces practical concepts that help managers encourage excellence, including ideas such as appreciation vs. recognition, effort vs. achievement, and praise vs. rewards. Adrian shows how great managers lead with carrots, not sticks, and in doing so, achieving higher:

• Productivity
• Engagement
• Retention
• Customer Satisfaction

The Anxiety Solution

Anxiety has a tremendous influence on the people we manage, especially on younger employees – affecting their productivity severely. More than 50% of workers say that anxiety has a negative impact on the quality of their performance. 75% consider their immediate supervisor the most stressful part of the job. 60% of the organizations plan to address anxiety & well-being in the coming three years. In this keynote, Leaders learn how to tackle the following issues:

• Overload – How Less can become more
  Stagnation – The need for growth and development
• Uncertainty – How to turn ‘What should I do?’ into ‘Will do!’
• Intimidation – How to motivate without the stick
• Exclusion – How to instill an ethic of inclusion and support in a team