MEGA SESSION: On Fire at Work: How to Ignite Passion in Your People Without Burning Them Out

After interviewing more than 100 highly acclaimed C-level leaders across all industries, Chester has uncovered the four most successful techniques for engaging today’s rapidly changing workforce. Learn how great leaders create cultures that attract top talent, encourage innovation and collaborative thinking.
Eric Chester

Eric Chester is an acclaimed in-the-trenches workforce researcher and thought leader who’s been studying, analyzing, speaking and writing about attracting, managing, motivating and retaining top talent since 2001.
He is frequently mentioned or quoted in the national and international media such as Good Morning America, ABC 20/20, Fox News, NPR, and CNBC and in publications like Forbes, USA Today, and the Huffington Post.
He is a bestselling author of 5 published leadership books, several of which have become national bestsellers. Eric Chester has delivered more than 3000 paid keynote speeches on three continents. He is a Certified Speaking Professional and was inducted into the National Speakers Association’s acclaimed Hall of Fame in 2004.
Eric lives in Golden, CO with his wife and family.
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