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Liz Wiseman
CEO of the Wiseman Group and Author of Multipliers
Jon Gordon
Bestselling Author of The Energy Bus
Positive Leadership · Team Culture · Overcoming Negativity
Speaking Fee
Fee on request
Based In
United States
Signature Topic
Positive Team Culture
Format
Keynote
About Jon
Jon Gordon writes about the thing most team sessions avoid naming: that a single persistently negative person can set the temperature for an entire group, and that most leaders have no idea what to do about it beyond hoping the person leaves.
The Energy Bus, his best-known book, has sold more than three million copies and is built around that problem. Its argument is that energy on a team is contagious in both directions, that a leader's first job is to decide which direction is winning, and that the people actively working against the group have to be addressed rather than tolerated. It is deliberately simple, which is the reason it travels: it can be handed to a whole department and it survives being summarized in one meeting.
He has written fifteen bestselling books, including The Carpenter, The Power of Positive Leadership and Training Camp, and his work has been adopted unusually widely in sport. NFL, NBA and MLB coaches and teams use it, alongside Fortune 500 companies, school districts and hospitals, which is a range that says something about the material: it is aimed at the group's shared attitude rather than at a specific industry's problems.
He graduated from Cornell University and holds a master's in teaching from Emory University, and he came to this work through coaching and teaching rather than through consulting.
He is the right booking when a team's problem is morale rather than process. If a group is technically capable and has stopped believing in what it is doing, or is carrying a few people who have decided the effort is pointless, that is the room this session is built for. Organizations frequently pair it with a book for every attendee, since the material is designed to be used after the event rather than admired during it.
Keynote Topics
The Energy Bus: Fueling a Team With Positive Energy
The Power of Positive Leadership
Building a Connected and Committed Team
Dealing With Negativity Before It Spreads
Best For
- Sales kickoffs and annual company meetings
- Team retreats and departmental offsites
- Athletic programs and coaching conferences
- School district and education leadership events
- Healthcare and frontline workforce meetings
Booking Jon Gordon: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jon Gordon's speaking fee?
Jon Gordon's fee is not published here and is quoted per event. It is driven by event date, location and travel, session length, and whether book copies for attendees or a follow-up session are included. Submit an inquiry with your date and audience size for a current quote and availability.
What is The Energy Bus actually about?
That energy on a team is contagious in both directions, that a leader's job is to decide which direction wins, and that people actively working against the group have to be addressed rather than waited out. It is written to be simple enough to hand to a whole department and still be usable a month later.
Is this a motivational talk or does a team leave with something to do?
It is motivational in tone and prescriptive in content. The session names the specific behaviors that drain a team and what a leader should do about each, and organizations commonly buy the book for every attendee so the language carries into the following weeks rather than ending with the applause.
Does his material work outside sports teams?
Yes. Sport is where it is best known, but the same work is used by Fortune 500 companies, hospitals and school districts. The subject is a group's shared attitude rather than any one industry's operating problems, which is why it transfers.
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