About Matt
From prisoner to monk to social entrepreneur
Matt Tenney helps leaders get better business results while becoming happier, kinder and more generous people. Through books, keynotes and training, he develops leaders who serve and inspire greatness in others.
Why I do what I do
I envision a world in which all leaders and workplace cultures consistently make a positive impact on the growth and wellbeing of team members.
I believe that this would create the conditions for a permanent end to poverty, violence, and other unnecessary suffering.
How I do it
I help leaders to achieve better business outcomes while simultaneously becoming happier, more kind, more generous, and more compassionate. Through books, keynote speeches, and training, I work to develop leaders who serve and inspire greatness in others.
Bio
Matt Tenney is the author of three leadership books, including Inspire Greatness: How to Motivate Employees with a Simple, Repeatable, Scalable Process, and his TEDx talk has been viewed over 1 million times.
Since 2014, Matt has delivered programs that help develop world-class leaders, who improve engagement, retention, and performance, to hundreds of clients, including Salesforce, T. Rowe Price, Roche, Marriott, Keller Williams, United Airlines, L'Oréal, Canon and Signet Jewelers. He is also the founder of PeopleThriver.
TEDx talk
Why the best leaders make love the top priority
Matt's talk at TEDxWestChester has been viewed more than a million times. It's the shortest way to understand how he thinks about leading people.
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