Adrian Gostick

Adrian Gostick has surveyed more than one million employees to understand what actually drives engagement, performance, and retention — and the answer, consistently, is recognition done right. His research turned The Carrot Principle into a perennial New York Times bestseller and established him as one of the world’s leading authorities on workplace culture.

Research at Scale Behind the Bestsellers

The Carrot Principle, The Orange Revolution, and All In have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than one million copies worldwide. The Orange Revolution reached number one on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. His research has been called “fascinating” by Fortune and “admirable and startling” by the Wall Street Journal. Larry King described his work as a must read for modern-day managers.

From Theory to Boardroom Application

Gostick has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CNN, and National Public Radio and has been quoted in The Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. He earned a master’s degree in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall University, where he is a guest lecturer on organizational culture. His presentations connect research to practice, giving leaders tools they can apply in their teams the week after the conference.

Adrian Gostick’s keynote programs help organizations transform workplace culture by showing leaders exactly how recognition, engagement, and belief drive measurable improvements in performance, retention, and the bottom line.

All In – How the best managers create a CULTURE of belief and drive real results

The authors of the New York Times bestsellers The Carrot Principle and The Orange Revolution present groundbreaking new findings — today’s high-performance organizations have a distinctive kind of culture that leads to astonishing results.

Teaming up with research giant Towers Watson, authors Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton present an unprecedented 300,000-person study conducted in the worst of the recession. Based on this breakthrough research and their extensive consulting experience with a who’s-who of successful companies, they present a simple seven-step roadmap that all managers can follow to create a high-achieving culture in their own teams.

With the most current data available on culture, the authors offer specific how-tos for each step, and tell fascinating stories of leaders in action that vividly depict just how these powerful methods can be implemented.

The Carrot Principal

A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller,  The Carrot Principle has become the preeminent source on employee  engagement and recognition.

Based on his runaway bestseller, The Carrot Principle keynote reveals the ground-breaking results of one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken, showing definitively that the central characteristic  of the most successful managers is that they provide their employees with frequent and effective recognition. This breakthrough study of 200,000 people over ten years found dramatically greater business results when managers offered constructive praise and meaningful rewards in ways that powerfully motivated employees to excel.

Drawing on case studies from leading companies including Disney, KPMG and the Pepsi Bottling Company, the bestselling author shows how the transformative power of purpose-based recognition produces astonishing increases in operating results. Adiran shows how great managers lead with carrots, not sticks and in doing so achieve higher:

• Productivity
• Engagement
• Retention
• Customer Satisfaction

This exceptional presentation introduces the simple steps to becoming a Carrot Principle manager and building a recognition culture in your organization; it offers a wealth of specific examples, drawn from real-life cases, of ways to do recognition right. Following these simple steps will make you a high-performance leader and take your team to a new level of achievement.

The Orange Revolution

New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling  authors Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick have once again transformed the corporate playing field with The Orange Revolution, recognized worldwide as the premiere book on how breakthrough teams and teamwork revolutionize a company, a community, and the world.

The Orange Revolution Keynote highlights the key traits found inside the world’s most stellar teams. Adrian illustrates the steps these teams took to conquer barriers, exceed  expectations, and overcome mediocrity through brilliant collaboration. This presentation reveals the synergy that exists among teams in the world’s most respected and innovative organizations—and how to tap into that power within any group of individuals.

Drawing on startling research and case studies from leading teams at Zappos, Pepsi Bottling Company, The Blue Angels, Texas Roadhouse, Apple, and numerous others, the Orange Revolution Keynote shows how true teamwork produces results that change the world  and can immediately increase:

• Productivity
• Engagement
• Loyalty
• Innovation
• Bottom-line Results

This must-see presentation introduces the simple steps to inspiring an Orange Revolution in your organization—through easy, prescriptive, outcome-based applications that can be implemented today.