Podcast appearances and mentions of eric chester

The workforce has changed since generation “why” grew up and stopped conforming to yesterday's habits. Eric Chester, Founder of The Center for Work Ethic Development and author of several leadership books, understands this more than most. Listen in on this episode to learn more about what it means to be relentlessly recruiting, how to evolve your shop with the changing workforce, and much more! (1:26) Eric's Background(6:50) Evolving Workforce(23:28) Becoming Fully Staffed(37:45) Fishing vs. Hunting(45:34) Always be RecruitingResources:WrenchWay School ConnectDownload the free WrenchWay mobile app:App StoreGoogle PlayAbout Our Host:Jay GoninenCo-Founder & President, WrenchWayjayg@wrenchway.com | 608.716.2122About Our Guest:Eric ChesterFounder, The Center for Work Ethic Development eric@ericchester.comSponsor:The Zimbrick story began in 1965 when their founder, John Zimbrick, purchased a Buick franchise at the corner of Park and Regent Street in Madison, Wisconsin. John built his dealership around a philosophy he called “Loving Care Service" and the rest is history.  Today the Zimbrick family of dealerships has grown to 16 new car franchises. They have 20 service locations throughout Dane County, an additional store in Milwaukee as well as 3 award winning Body Shops. Zimbrick is behind every errand, every road trip, every commute, every holiday visit, and every emergency. Their customers rely on them for safe and reliable vehicles to get them there and Zimbrick is always looking for talented individuals to help them in their mission.  Winner of Best of Madison and Madison People's Choice Awards for 2022, Zimbrick is proud to serve its community. Visit the Zimbrick WrenchWay page at zimbrick.wrenchway.com to find out how you can join their team.Connect with us on social: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube TikTok

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with multi-time best selling author, researcher and international Hall of Fame speaker Eric Chester on the ingredients to an on fire workplace culture that solves the employee retention problem.Eric shares his experience with...The seven pillars for a great workplace cultureHow the "Golden Rule" gets in the way of retentionThe challenges of creating a great cultureThe warning signs that you need to focus on cultureThree questions every organization needs to ask its employeesWhat employees want to be motivated (and motivation wasn't the word they used)A case study of what valuing employees looks likeIf you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.For more, go to relationshipsatwork.ca 

In this episode we talked with author Eric Chester and discussed the 2 most important things that a leader needs to do to attract and retain great employees in a dismal labor market.Eric is an acclaimed in-the-trenches workforce researcher and thought leader. For more than 20 years, he has been studying, analyzing, and reporting on engaging workplace cultures. His ideas and strategies for finding and retaining frontline workers have been cited by major media and are used by companies and organizations all over the world. Eric has also delivered more than 3000 paid keynote speeches on three continents.He is also the author of of multiple best-selling books including On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People without Burning Them Out, and Fully Staffed: The Definitive Guide to Finding and Keeping Great EmployeesJoin us as we discuss with Eric how to attract and retain great employees in a dismal labor market. Hear Eric discuss how the labor market has shifted to put the prospective employee first and why you must sell potential employees on why your organization is a great place to work. Listen to Eric describe the difference between “hunting” and “fishing” approaches to recruitment.  If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:https://businessleadershiptoday.com/eric-chester-on-how-to-attract-and-retain-great-employees-in-a-dismal-labor-market/   If you enjoyed this interview and would like to hear more interviews like this, be sure to subscribe to the podcast.Also, if you'd like to help other people benefit from this podcast, please take a minute to leave a review.By sharing your thoughts, you'll help the podcast reach more people and help those people make a decision regarding whether this podcast might be of value to them.

What do people really want? Now more than ever, organizations are searching for ways to help encourage their employees to stay. Our guest Eric Chester, is an award-winning keynote speaker and author of five best-selling books on employee development, and when he speaks, you can hear the passion he has for innovation, workplace culture, and how to get “people connected to this thing called work”. Joined by host John Hollon, together they discuss the factors behind why employees choose to leave, onsite worker retention, the importance of our front-line workforce, and what culture pillars make a company amazing to work for – does your business encourage people to say, “That's the kind of place I want to work!“?Connect with Eric on LinkedIn, Twitter @eric_chester, or at https://ericchester.com/For more insightful conversations, visit www.talentexperiencepodcast.com. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Talent Experience podcast!

Eric Chester is a professional leadership speaker and has spent a lot of time researching and learning how to lead people, specifically the younger generation.  In this episode he shares with us how to lead people who are doing jobs they may not want to do, how we should be re-integrating into the workforce post-pandemic, and how diversity and inclusion take the individuals into account, and result in a stronger and more engaged workforce.  He talks about   Managing young peopleReintegrating into the workforceThe importance of sharing the why What we can learn about leading people from miniature donkeys!Enjoy this entertaining and insightful episode!  

Eric is a "keynote speaker, best-selling author, and the leading voice on employee engagement and workplace culture." He focuses on helping business owners ignite passion into their work force and getting employees to work harder, perform better, and stay longer, even in the "non-sexy" jobs.

Eric Chester, author of the new book from Monthly Review Press, Free Speech and the Suppression of Dissent During World War I, joins Comrade Adam in the library this week for a very special episode!  We work through Eric's new book and talk about the differing contexts of suppression of free speech in the UK and the U.S., Eugene Debs, the IWW, Samuel Gompers and the ALF-CIO legacy, and some of the legendary IWW strikes and labor drives during the period. Further Readings/References Eric T. Chester Free Speech and the Suppression of Dissent During World War I Eugene V. Debs Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Fred Hampton James Baldwin Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Defense of the Realm Act Boer Wars  Patriot Act Debs's Canton Speech Samuel Gompers Aaron J. Leonard ------------------------------------------------ Email us at redlibrarypodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at Red Library@red_library_pod Click here to listen to the Lost Horizons Network podcast Click here to subscribe to Red Library on iTunes  Click here to support Red Library on Patreon Click here to find Red Library on Facebook Click here to find the host's political theory blog, Capillaries: Theory at the Front

Top Takeaways:-      When the economy is bustling and the unemployment rate is low, the resultant labor shortage makes it very difficult to find (and keep) the best employees for the job. -      Even a single bad employee can dramatically impact the morale of other employees. But customer service ultimately suffers the most at the hands of a bad employee. -      When you understand the differences between yourself and your employees, you will understand how to manage them better and ultimately be a better boss and leader. Additionally, try to help your employees get where they want to go. -      Research your present workforce—understand what makes your current great employees a good fit. Then seek out new candidates who have a similar background, traits, attitude, skillset, etc. -      Expand your search for the perfect candidate to new “hunting grounds.” Become aware of nearby colleges, high schools, vocational schools, etc.—places you think are a good source for new hires. -      It doesn’t matter if you have the best hiring practices if you don’t have an employee retention strategy—a way to improve your workspace. -      Survey your employees regularly and ask them three questions: what they like about working there, what they don’t like about working there and what one thing they would change if they could. -      Remember: it all starts with being a great place to work. Quote:“It starts with being a great place to work. You have to work on that every single day.” About:Eric Chester is an award-winning speaker and bestselling author of five books. His latest book is Fully Staffed: The Definitive Guide to Finding & Keeping Great Employees in the Worst Labor Market Ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Open Sourced Workplace Presents: On Fire At Work - Eric Chester Aritlce Link: https://www.opensourcedworkplace.com/news/on-fire-at-work-eric-chester Narrated By: Alek Dincoff To see the written article or others like this, visit opensourcedworkplace.com You can find Alek Dincoff on Linked or as a service provider on Open Sourced Workplace.

Welcome to episode 52 of the Relationship Marketing podcast with Kody B. Todays guest is Eric Chester.Eric Chester is known as the Leading Voice on Employee Engagement & Workplace CultureEric is a trusted source in the global dialogue on employee engagement, workplace culture, and the emerging generation. Since 1986, Eric's been in the trenches researching, studying, speaking and writing about these topics.Eric was one of the first authors to spell out the radical differences of the post-Gen X workforce in his 2002 bestseller, Employing Generation Why: Understanding, Managing, and Motivating Your New Workforce. Companies discovered that Eric had cracked the code on the emerging generation and sought his advice on how to connect with young employees.Eric became one of North America's most in-demand conference keynote speakers, presenting at more than 60 meetings and conventions each year. That number increased when his follow-up book, Getting Them to Give a Damn: How to Get Your Front Line to Care About Your Bottom Line, was released in 2005.

Hall of Fame speaker and best-selling author Eric Chester is the leading authority on workplace culture, employee engagement, and the emerging generation.

Our biggest fans are our own people. If we put them first in everything we do, that takes care of the customers. Hall of Fame speaker and best-selling author Eric Chester is the go-to person for workplace culture and employee engagement. He’s worked with who's who in the business world. Eric dives into employee engagement, the seven cultural pillars, what employees want these days, how to find and keep great people, and some of the things some companies are doing to make their culture amazing. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Business Done Differently community today: findyouryellowtux.com Business Done Differently Facebook Business Done Differently Twitter Business Done Differently YouTube Do You Stand Out? Take The Yellow Tux Quiz

064: Keynote Mastery with Eric Chester   Eric Chester is a trusted source in the global dialogue on employee engagement, workplace culture, and the emerging generation. And he isn't some Johnny-Come-Lately to this important conversation. Since 1986, Eric's been in the trenches researching, studying, speaking and writing about these topics.   Eric joins David in discussing the do's and don'ts of keynote presentations. A must listen for those who are aspiring keynote presenters or are just looking for ways to refresh your presentation!   In This Episode, You'll Learn…   The problem with keynotes What to do when starting a keynote from scratch What is a keynote? Timing your presentation ‘Auditioning' your content Conducting research on determining content Customizing your content Avoiding fluff in your presentation To use or not use slides?     Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode   Eric's Website

Engaging employees is synonymous with retaining employees, and engaging employees is on the forefront of moving companies forward. In our most recent podcast with Eric Chester, we talked about how to both manage and retain employees. Eric is the author of On Fire at Work: Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out, his best-selling book that talks about getting employees to “work harder, perform better, and stay longer.” Eric has delivered more than 2,000 keynotes to great companies all over the world, including Harley Davidson, McDonald's, Sprint, Great Clips, Wells Fargo, and Subway. He has spoken on three different continents and is a 2004 inductee into the National Speakers Association’s acclaimed CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. The concept of employee retention has largely evolved over time. Decades ago, employers, or even employees, didn’t have a thought about engagement or about being “happy” at work. The relationship between employers and employees was a transactional relationship where you just do your job and get paid. We have now come to realize that money isn’t the only motivating factor in why an employee chooses to stay. Employees are now focusing more on the experience. In order to keep employees engaged, companies should reach out to their employees. By doing so, they learn the employees’ points of view and are able to create a better workplace. Eric spoke about his experiences as a high school teacher and youth speaker. These taught him about talking to individuals in the trenches. By conversing with these individuals and learning what their thoughts are, he was able to inspire them. Over time, he became interested in generational studies and wrote the book Employing Generation Why?. The book was a huge success, and he companies started asking for his help on managing employee engagement. When he works with companies, he follows the same strategies of talking to employees in the trenches. He would take excerpts and present these to the management. The management will then learn what they can do to improve the workplace. Eric emphasized that with most of these organizations there are really no employee retention strategy. From his On Fire at Work book, he explained that there are seven cultural pillars that employees evaluate their jobs. Money is only one of them and is far from the only assurance of keeping an employee in a company. He further added that retention is a by-product of hiring the right people and treating them the way they want to be treated. Employee engagement problems are solved when companies put an effort into making a better workplace. Companies only get out what they put into their workforce. Listen to the full podcast to learn more on how talking to employees and knowing their points of view makes a better workplace. Reach out and initiate change in your workplace. We would like to thank Eric for his time and enthusiasm. We encourage everyone to get a copy of his book On Fire at Work: Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out and to check out his website at www.ericchester.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forgeant/support

Our guest this week is the great Eric Chester, a hall of fame speaker, writer and workplace culture expert. He joins us to discuss a topic that's in the news and on many salespeople's minds...ethics of selling. Where is the line between making a sale and making an ethical error? What do you do if everyone around you is bending the rules? Why are ethics even more important in a post Wells Fargo scandal world?  

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” —Theodore Roosevelt   Your decision is clear—you’re going make your imprint in your industry. You work hard, do your research, and put yourself out there. Feeling great, you think, “I’ve got this!” Then, you watch as someone else brilliantly outshines you, and think, “I could never be that good, so why bother.” Deflated, you begin questioning your goals, and start wondering if you should try a different route to success.   Has this happened to you? It happens to me nearly every time I watch someone deliver (what looks like) a flawless speech. It doesn’t matter whether I’m watching them on YouTube, in a small gathering, or on a giant stage. In fact, it doesn’t even matter if they speak on a totally different topic.   Watching his ridiculously powerful stage presence, I found it difficult to stop analyzing the way he told his stories long enough to even appreciate how Dan Barber fell in love with a fish. Fortunately, I caught myself and was able to appreciate both his content and soak up his story-telling brilliance.      It’s a love-hate relationship I have with talented speakers. I love their talent, passion, and dedication to the craft, but I also hate dealing with the inner monologue they prompt. Before I get a chance to appreciate their perspective, my internal monologue starts convincing me…   "They’re already doing everything you want to do—and so much better—so what’s the point? Quit now. Go find something to focus on, where you can be the best." Of course, that doesn’t exist, and fortunately there will always be someone whose brilliance can help us develop and improve.   Seriously though, why should I bother stirring up enthusiasm, productivity, and provoking greatness… across generations, when Eric Chester and Jason Dorsey are kicking some major butt out there? Seriously, their dedication, commitment, passion, and performance are top-notch. Hire them, and your audience will walk away not only more knowledgeable, but motivated.     Here are a few other remarkable speakers who have prompted my “Why bother” monologue: Dr. Nido Qubein, Brené Brown, Seth Godin, Mark Scharenbroich, Lou Heckler. Of course, it’s not like we pick mediocre people to compare ourselves to—No, we chose award-winning superstars who consistently and courageously work at their craft.   Ready to break free of the debilitating effect of such paralyzing comparisons, the following five steps aid greatly in remaining focused on moving your own ball forward:    Notice and Acknowledge your thoughts. Please, do yourself a favor and avoid trying to hide, fade, or fix them. What we resist, persists. Simply begin to notice what you’re telling yourself. Get Curious. With the curiosity of a 5-year-old that has to know why, why, why, become curious about the nature of the conversation going on inside your head. Defuse your storyline. Rather than allow yourself to get caught up in self-judgment, consider literally saying to yourself, “Isn’t that interesting. I wonder where that thought comes from.” This allows you to remove the "good/bad, right/wrong" of the stories you're telling yourself. Remember where you started (or, are starting) and keep perspective on YOUR growth. Or, as Brene Brown suggested, “Stay in your own lane,” when she shared about her competitive nature in swimming. Act anyway. Keep practicing, keep learning, and keep sharing your passions, especially when that voice creeps in. Otherwise, we risk the possibility of allowing our fears to ruin our dreams.   Repeat these steps over and over again as you bare silent witness to the magic of the process. And, remember: it's never about being the best, but giving your best every single day. As don Miguel Ruiz says, "Your best is different every day." Honor YOUR journey, listen, be curious, and keep moving your ball forward.   "To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."   ― Thich Nhat Hanh   Here’s to Your Greatness,   Misti Burmeister   NEW! Ready to reconnect to the excitement of—   —Your work/career —Leading your team —Growing your bottom line, along with your people?   Grab your 40 minute Gearing for Greatness session with Misti today—http://mistiburmeister.com/GearingForGreatness   “Working with Misti Burmeister will be one of the best decisions you have ever made as a leader. She helped me integrate new behaviors and thought processes to bolster my overall leadership presence.” –Kevin Frick, Professor and Dean, Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business  

Shep Hyken interviews Eric Chester, best selling business author, on how great companies ignite passion in their people without burning them out. No matter what type of business you have, or how big or small it is, you need to pay close attention to what Eric says. He shares his seven cultural pillars that drive employee performance. These include compensation, alignment, atmosphere, acknowledgement, autonomy and growth. He interviewed dozens of executives in top performing companies and brought us back actionable ideas that will help inspire you and the people you work with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 054.During the previous two episodes I discussed work ethic with Eric Chester, author of the book Reviving Work Ethic.*  Those episodes sparked some good conversations, but it also resulted in several questions from parents asking how I actually taught my toddlers and young children to work. During this episode, I […]

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 053.Today we’re going to finish the conversation I started last week with Eric Chester.  Eric is the author of the book Reviving Work Ethic* and as an author and speaker he has visited over 1500 schools.  Eric is not just aware of how important a strong work ethic is, […]

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 052. I’ve seen two trends concerning children and work ethic that disturb me.  The first is that many parents treat work as a punishment.  The second is that many parents indulge their children and then expect them to all of a sudden magically develop a work ethic when they […]