Skillfully utilizing humor and the power of the story, John Alston is an internationally known keynote speaker and award-winning author who has traveled the world infusing knowledge and inspiration to 3 million people with his message of extraordinary performance.
For more than 20 years, John Alston has been recognized as a premier presenter of keynote speeches delivering as many as 150 presentations per year to corporations worldwide including numerous Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric, Sara Lee, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, General Motors, U.S. Steel, Corning , Bank One, Sprint, and the U.S. Army and Marines.
John Alston's trademark approach enables people, regardless of their workstation, to transcend mediocrity by empowering them with facts, tools, and skills to excel in the new Millennium marketplace. Ho-hum workers are transformed into insatiable achievers as John Alston teaches the most important skill of all-learning to operate oneself more effectively. Morale skyrockets, personal accountability becomes more than a "buzz" word, and the bottom line is positively impacted as John Alston lays out principles to alter how employees think, approach life, and meet challenges.
Bringing unparalleled energy and insight to every meeting, John Alston emphasizes character, integrity, and common sense as the cornerstones of his presentation. Why? John Alston's time-tested credo is that happy, fulfilled, and motivated people become happy, fulfilled, and motivated workers.
Even off the platform, John Alston's insights captivate audiences through four books he's authored: Life is a Gift--Don't Trash It; Story Power-Talking with Teens in Turbulent times; Goodness Must Be Taught; and his latest, Stuff Happens (Then You Fix It!).
NSA member, Award winning speaker, CSP, CPAE, John Alston offers impressive credentials having earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), which honors speakers in the top echelon of performance excellence. He was also awarded the coveted Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) in 2001.
John Alston's education background is extensive and includes a bachelor or arts degree from Chapman University, and a master's degree in counseling psychology at California State University at Hayward. He's an active member of the Josephson Institute of Ethics Corps and founder of the American Institute for Stress Management. John invests in the lives of students by guest instructing at Canada College, Chapman College, and the University of California Extension.
John Alston's expertise has also thrust him into the medium of television. He has appeared on the "Oprah Winfrey Show," and hosted two of his own one-hour specials on the PBS network.
- Speech Topics
- Diversity, Change and Common Sense
Demographic shifts are here and reshaping the American landscape right now. In our world, our personal lives, and the community we live in, work with, are served by, share space with, play and eat with, are directed by and lead by those who are different from us. There are ways and means of reducing tension, while benefiting and profiting in a multicultural diverse environment. At the same time, we must not sacriice common sense or our democratize imperatives. John Alston offers opportunities to learn about and grow from the demands emerging from diversity as framed by changes in politics, technology, economics, and sociological events. - How to Survive the School Game
This program is John Alston's most popular program for student assemblies. John explores complications, change, and opportunities as one grows from early experiences in kindergarten to challenges faced in high school and within out personal lives. Using poignant stories from his personal experiences growing up as well as the lives of others, he places emphasis on the fact that lie is a gift and must not be wasted. - Making America Work: Meeting the Challenges of Diversity through Leadership, Mentoring and Coaching
This presentation is specifically designed for youth leaders. Within this presentation, John challenges student leaders to lead themselves and cultivate character to meet the challenge of popular culture. He provides a provocative and inspiration keynote for all who seek to transcend mediocrity, cope with obstacles on the pathway, lead others in a way that they may not even be able to envision and make citizen ship, community and America work. - Seven Strategies for Managing Diversity in the Workplace
The objectives of this presentation are to relate difference in a volatile and changing world, to enhance relationship building skills fundamental to collaboration and the competitive edge and lastly, to impact performance that targets productivity and profitability.