Ken Tucker started a ground breaking management consulting company on the premise that fascinated employees provide the greatest return on investment to their organizations. Ken started his company, Ken Tucker and Associates, LLC, after many years of being a Principal Consultant and highly sought after speaker with The Gallup Organization. He is author of, the soon to be released, Are You Fascinated? The Four People You Need to Succeed, and Animals, Inc: a Business Parable for the 21st Century (Warner Books, February 2004) and is a regular contributor to management columns.

Ken Tucker and Associates serves clients in the financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, academic institutions, manufacturing industries and defense contractors. Our partnerships span the United States, Canada, South America, South Africa, Hong Kong, Brazil, The Caribbean and the United Kingdom.

Ken Tucker’s expertise is in helping clients transform disjointed organizations and workgroups into high performing teams. He uses the organization’s metrics and initiatives as a basis for increasing per employee productivity. For the executive team, Tucker uses customized tools and strategies that increase execution by reducing the distance between time of decision and time action is taken. Additionally, he advises leaders and instructs managers on how to unleash employee discretionary effort to drive long-term business outcomes.

As a frequent keynote speaker at national conferences, board retreats and corporate events, Ken uses humor, real life and business examples, stories and anecdotes to effectively reach his audiences.

His speech topics include “Executive Confusion: The Leader’s Opportunity; Executing Your Success Factor; The Extraordinary You, Execution Through Fascination; Captivating the Head, Heart, and Hands of Every Employee; How The World’s Greatest Leaders Increase Employee Effort; Aligning Your Organization for High Performance; After High Performance, What’s Next?, Inclusiveness and The Bottom Line, and Be A Leader—Make a Leader.”

Tucker received his bachelor’s and master’s degree from The University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was selected as a Kellogg Fellow in 1998. Ken Tucker is a native of the Bahamas.