Greg McKeown (born 1977 in London, England) is an author, public speaker, leadership and business strategist.
Education McKeown earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of BusinessDegree received in 2008. See Insights by Stanford Business, Pursue Only What is Essential, Steve Fyffe, February 10, 2014 after completing BA in communications and journalism at Brigham Young University.The Digital Universe, Marriott School Closing Banquet, Carla Da Silva, March 28, 2013
Career He is the founder and CEO of McKeown, Inc., a leadership and strategy design agency based in California. Prior to founding his eponymous company, McKeown worked for Heidrick & Struggles' Global Leadership Practice.Foothill College, Author Series, Oct. 20, 2011 According to the New Yorker, his strategies often revolve around minimalism. In 2012, The World Economic Forum inducted McKeown into the Forum of Young Global Leaders."Rodgers, R, BYU alum announced as a Young Global Leader of 2012." The Universe. March 2012.
Author McKeown is the author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less,Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Crown Business. April 2014. Effortless: Make It Easy to Do What Matters, and co-author (with Liz Wiseman) of the Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter.Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter Harper Business, 2010. All three have become New York Times bestsellers. His book Essentialism is a business and self-leadership book that discusses how to figure out what is essential, how to eliminate what's nonessential and how to make it as effortless as possible to do what really matters.Dallas Morning News, To Get the Most Out of Life Do Less, Cheryl Hall, February 10, 2015 It includes concepts such as the "90 percent rule", which encourages individuals to pay closer attention to those items they have a "more than ninety percent interest in" and to pay less attention other aspects of life. His work also focuses on the importance of saying "no" in other situations as well. Part of his recommendation to help with this is a method of journaling by only recording days with a few sentences rather than longer explanations.
He is also a blogger for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn’s Influencers Group.Levo, Office Hours with Greg McKeown, Interview by Freyan Billimoria, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Public Speaker McKeown speaks on how to live and lead as an Essentialist. McKeown interviewed Al Gore at the Annual Conference of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and received an invitation to speak at his Annual Innovation Conference. McKeown has been interviewed on television and radio shows including NPR's All Things ConsideredJuly 26, 2014 NPR lessons in Essentialism and NBC.
Personal life Originally from London, England, McKeown now lives in California with his wife, Anna, and their four children. He served for three years as a lay bishop (an unpaid, volunteer position) in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bibliography Books authored or coauthored by McKeown
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