“Parenting with Gratitude” with Chester Elton

02/01/21 • 44 min

Introduced to us as "A man with a heart as big as Texas, energy that could power the sun, and goodness right down to his DNA from the beginning of time", Chester Elton helps companies develop an "all-in" culture and promotes engagement. Well, these principles in business can apply to the home as well. Our conversation covers giving ourselves and others some grace, positive self talk, motivation and coaching on things that will make us all better fathers and parents.
Chester’s work is supported by research with more than a million working adults, revealing the proven secrets behind high performance cultures and teams. He has spent two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees in organizational strategy, vision and values.
He is the author of multiple award-winning New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestsellers "All In", "The Carrot Principle", "Leading with Gratitude", and "Anxiety at Work". His books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies!
He appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CBS 60 Minutes, and is often quoted in Fast Company, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal.
Global Gurus research organization ranked Chester #4 among the world’s top leadership experts in 2020 and #2 among the world’s top organizational culture experts.
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Kirk Chugg and Cory Moore

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The Gentlemen Project Podcast - “Parenting with Gratitude” with Chester Elton

Transcript

Kirk Chugg00:00:01.290

Welcome to the podcast this morning. This is Kirk Chugg.

Cory Moore00:00:04.290

And I'm Cory Moore.

Kirk Chugg00:00:05.790

We have Chester Elton on the program today, Chester was introduced to us by Curtis Bennett who was on the program a couple of weeks ago. And this is what he said about Chester. He said Chester is a man with a heart as big as Texas, energy that could power the su