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Chester Elton BioLowell, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell athletic department hosted Chester Elton, a well known
author, motivational speaker, trainer, and employee engagement expert, at University Crossing on Thursday afternoon. Elton is a New York Times best-selling author of several books on leadership and organizational management.
Elton spoke to the River Hawk staff about how to be an effective manager and ways to keep employees engaged in the overall mission of an organization.
His books have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold more than a million copies worldwide. The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a regular New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and24-Carrot Manager has been called a "must read for modern-day managers" by Larry King of CNN.The Orange Revolution was the number one selling business book in the United States according to theWall Street Journal.
As a motivation expert, Chester has been featured inThe Financial Times, Washington Post, Fast Company and theNew York Times. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, CNN, ABC'sMoney Matters, MSNBC and National Public Radio.
Chester has spoken to audiences from Seattle to Singapore and from Toronto to Istanbul. He holds the acclaim of being 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 an employee engagement consultant to firms such as Pepsi, American Express, Madison Square Garden, Avis Budget Group and Texas Roadhouse.
