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Adrian Gostick

Transform workplace culture with Adrian Gostick, speaker and change management expert. Adrian works with global organizations to build high-performance teams and foster employee engagement, delivering research-backed strategies for clients including Bank of America, Rolls Royce, and California Pizza Kitchen.

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Adrian Gostick, Speaker | Author & Change Expert
Adrian Gostick

Adrian Gostick

New York City, United States

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$26k–50k

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Adrian Gostick's biography

At a glance

  • Best-selling author on change management and team performance
  • Founder of The Culture Works, a training and consulting company
  • Renowned speaker on organizational culture and leadership gratitude
Adrian Gostick is an author and expert in change management, innovation, and leading high-performance teams. His advice on these topics is highly sought after by some of the world's largest organizations. Gostick is not only the founder of The Culture Works, a renowned training and consulting company, but also the author of several best-selling books, including All In, The Carrot Principle, and The Best Team Wins. These books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. Adrian's expertise has garnered features in prestigious publications such as The New York Times and Fortune and appearances on NBC's Today and CNN. Among his impressive consulting clients are Danaher, Bank of America, Rolls Royce, JELD-WEN, and California Pizza Kitchen. Gostick delivers captivating and interactive presentations on various subjects. One of his most popular topics is All In: How the Best Leaders Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results, which explores the characteristics of successful organizational and team cultures. Another notable topic is Build Resilience & Psychological Safety, where Gostick sheds light on the impact of anxiety on employee performance and provides strategies for managers to help their teams build resilience. Additionally, he offers a keynote presentation on Leading with Gratitude, emphasizing the benefits of expressing appreciation and gratitude in the workplace. Lastly, Gostick presents The Best Team Wins: 5 Disciplines of the Most Effective Team Leaders, drawing on extensive research on high-performing teams. Gostick's presentations consistently receive rave reviews from organizations, with attendees finding his messages inspiring and engaging.

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Topics, sessions and talks

All In: How The Best Leaders Create A Culture Of Belief And Drive Big Results
In this interactive and engaging session based on the New York Times bestselling business book All In—which includes research from more than 300,000 people in high-performance organizations—gostick & Elton teach leaders how to Engage, Enable and Energize their workforces. — The 3 characteristics of the world’s most profitable, productive organizational and team cultures. — The 7 steps today’s most successful managers use to generate buy-in and belief. — How managers at any level can build a productive workgroup culture of their own–where employees commit to the culture and give that extra push of effort.
Lead with Gratitude: 8 Practices for Exceptional Leadership and Results
In his powerful keynote, the author introduces research that shows how a few vital leadership skills—when done right—can boost employee engagement and reduce turnover. He will also share the fascinating science behind why so many managers resist (aka: suck at) something so seemingly simple as gratitude. — How gratitude helps managers understand the value their people are contributing—and what more their team members may have to give — How appreciation of employee efforts can enhance motivation & productivity, especially during times of change—81% of people say they’d work harder if their boss were more grateful — How leaders can master this skill to enhance team performance & trust—introducing the 8 most powerful gratitude practices
Build Resilience And Psychological Safety
Adrian Gostick's talk on building resilience and psychological safety emphasizes creating supportive work environments that foster well-being, encourage open communication, and enhance team performance.

Why we recommend booking Adrian

Adrian brings a wealth of knowledge from his best-selling books and extensive research on high-performance teams and leadership. His engaging presentations offer practical strategies for creating a culture of belief, resilience, and gratitude that drives results. Booking Adrian will inspire and equip your team with the tools needed for success in today's competitive business environment.

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Testimonials

Our colleagues were raving about your session and throughout the rest of the summit, I saw people continue to use the coins or give the handwritten TY notes to each other. It was beyond touching. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of expressing gratitude at work.

President, Latin America, MSD (Merck & Co. Inc)

Adrian definitely impressed our group, and his ratings surpassed those of any speaker we've ever invited back. We are still rating our speakers on a Gostickmeter.

Sally Williams Keenan

Morgan Stanley

Adrian's messages were right on and resonated beautifully with us all. His wonderful delivery on insightful leadership lessons with great humour captured the minds and hearts of all.

Tom Joyce

CEO, Danaher

Featured Projects

Adrian Gostick - Anxiety At Work: 8 Strategies To Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, And Get Stuff Done book cover

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What is Adrian Gostick's speaking style like?
Adrian Gostick structures his keynotes around proprietary research findings — drawing on datasets such as 300,000-person studies of high-performance organisations — and translates these into numbered frameworks (e.g., 3 characteristics, 7 steps, 8 gratitude practices) that give audiences a replicable set of actions to apply at the managerial level.
What topics does Adrian Gostick specialise in?
Adrian Gostick speaks on building high-performance organisational cultures, leadership gratitude practices, and team resilience and psychological safety. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book All In, with over 1.5 million copies sold across 30 languages.
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