Louis Carter Author, CEO & Founder of Best Practice Institute

Louis Carter

CEO & Founder of Best Practice Institute

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Five Things You Can Do to Ensure Your Employees Perform at Their Best

In Great Company offers a significant paradigm shift proving invaluable to profitable organizations.
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WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? 5 WAYS TO KEEP ‘EM COMING BACK EVERY DAY

Ever wonder why some people stay in their jobs when others don't? Employee motivation may have everything to do with why those who work for you choose to stay…

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TERMINATING AN EMPLOYEE 101: HOW TO KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO LET GO

When employee motivation drops, you may need to consider firing someone. Follow these guidelines to tell when it’s time to let an employee go and how to do it.…

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Working with Louis

I've known and worked with Louis for over 15 years. His customer focus is off the charts and provides the very best thought leadership and coaching available today. Brian Fishel

Chief Human Resources Officer, KeyBank

Louis is one of the most intelligent and genuine people I have ever met. He is a thought leader who combines theory with practice and offers hands-on solutions to everyday talent challenges. Christine Tricoli

Head of HR, Kaufman Group

I've known Lou for more than a decade and in that time have found him to be an extremely creative, visionary and thoughtful leader who has a keen sense of what leaders and organizations need. Bruce Cryer

Adjunct Faculty , Stanford

Louis is insightful, creative, solution-oriented, open and easy to work with. He works hard to create a good product with the interests of the end-user in mind. Mike Schechter

General Counsel , AGC-MN

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About Louis Carter

Louis Carter is Chief Executive Coach, Founder & CEO of the Best Practice Institute, an association, executive coaching firm, and advisory service to C-level executives of F500 companies helping them transform their organizations into an environment where employees are emotionally connected and want to produce the best results for their company.

He has over 20 of experience as an executive coach to CEOs, Chief Talent Officers, and CHROs. He has taught at numerous universities worldwide including Tsinghua School of Business and People's University in Beijing, Jackson State University, Seton Hall University and Universal Network Intelligence (UNI).

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Qualifications and Education

MA, Social/Organizational Psychology, Columbia University
Stakeholder Centered Coaching Certification – Marshall Goldsmith
Tactics for Change Agents Team Coaching Certification
International Coaching Federation Professional Membership
Conflict Resolution Certification (Columbia University)
Human Interaction Laboratory/T-Groups

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Books

Louis is the author of 10 books on best practices and organizational leadership, including Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization Change, Best Practices in Talent Management, and Change Champions Field Guide.

Louis’ 11th book, In Great Company: How to Spark Peak Performance Through Creating an Emotionally Connected Workplace, will be released in early 2019 by McGraw-Hill.

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Awards

Louis Carter has won numerous awards, such as:

Top Corporate Leader Award (Over 35) – Top 25 – HR.com
Top 25 Coach Trailblazer Award – eLearning Media Group
Best of Leadership Development – Leadership Excellence Magazine
Skillrater: Top HR Products of the Year – HR Executive Magazine
Training Industry Leadership Companies Watch List – Training Industry Magazine

THE CHANGE CHAMPION’S FIELD GUIDE

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the Change Champion's Field Guide is filled with the information, tools, and strategies needed to implement a best practice change or leadership development initiative where everyone wins.

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Co-Creating and Transforming You and Your Organization Through Best and Next Practices.

Louis Carter specializes in best practice research as an advisor, speaker and best-selling author of 10 books on best practices including Change Champion's Field Guide and Best Practices in Talent Management.