Steve is married to Vicki, they have two adult kids, two awesome grandsons, an incredible granddaughter, two Cockapoo dogs, and a crazy rescue pup. They live in Sun City West, Arizona.
Steve has over 30 years of sales and sales leadership experience. Recognized as a thought leader and authority on leadership he is an acclaimed and in demand presenter. He speaks dozens of times a year around the world on topics relating to leadership, sales, customer service, and business management.
Graduate of University of Minnesota
Certified by Sales & Marketing Executives International as a Certified Professional Salesperson, Certified Sales Executive and Certified Marketing Executive
If you’re interested in having Steve speak at your event, either live or virtual, you can reach him at stevekeating@leadtoday.net
1. They live mostly in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota but also have a home in Sun…
2. They live mostly in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and have a home in Sun…
Don’t mind me saying so, but I think I prefer 2. What do you think Steve?
Ha, it certainly depends on the time of year – AZ is a great place but it’s hard to beat beautiful Minneapolis in the summer.
I would like to follow your blog. Your recent training at Turf Care has left a huge impact on me, my practises and my actions.
Thanks Bruce! It was a good week, I truly appreciate the kind words in your email. I really do hope it is a lasting impact for you AND the TurfCare team.
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoy my posts.
Greetings – I am a leadership development administrator at American Family Insurance, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. I’m contacting you to request permission to quote, and link to this blog.
With your permission, your blog would be featured in our monthly LeaderMag, an internally developed digital magazine designed for senior leadership at American Family Insurance. LeaderMag can be read on a computer, or via an IPad or mobile device. We would not print or otherwise disseminate the information, and you would be given proper acknowledgment/credit for the content.
Your favorable consideration and permission at your earliest opportunity will be appreciated. Thank You!
Hi Suzie, as a long-time American Family client I would be honored if you passed along my posts to your leadership team.
Very inspiring. I love your posts 🙂
Thanks Nancy!
Wow, thank you! I’m honored to be mentioned in your post. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in letting me, and others, know that one of my tweets had an impact.
Thanks for sharing Steve, I’m honored!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for passing along my post!
Hello Mr. Keating,
I am writing to request a Radio interview with you about your article, “Can You Lead You?”. The interview would be conducted via telephone, and would require about 30 minutes of time. It would be a live interview with Matt Townsend. Our morning show is a news magazine format and our stories are similar to those that are aired on NPR’s Morning Edition. Our signal is heard nationwide on Sirius XM channel 143. We’re also on DISH Network channel 980, iTunes Radio, and we have a live Web stream a thttp://www.byuradio.org. We also have an iOS app and an Android app. Archived episodes of the show may be accessed at http://www.byuradio.org/morningshow .
If you are interested in participating in this interview, please let me know.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Lizz Miller
Matt Townsend Show
Radio Services Assistant Student Producer at BYU Broadcasting
http://www.byuradio.org
Yes, I would be interested. What is the best way to reach you?
Thanks for helping me do my part to leave the planet a better place. I’m happy and humbled to have you as my customer.
You’re very welcome Charlie, it was truly a pleasure meeting you. Vicki and I both look forward to working with you.
You have an amazing blog with a wealth of motivational information here. Can spend hours reading.
Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind words.
You’re most welcome!
Stumbled upon your blog while doing some “research” about using passion as an excuse (great blog, btw!). Went on to read a bit more and will certainly share that your thoughts on leadership transcends to many different arenas. I’ve chosen to serve as an elementary school principal and have already considered many practical ways in which to quote you and share your writing with our school instructional leadership team. I’d like to ask your permission to do so. Thank you for your views of leadership. You are building a better world!
Thank you for your kind words. I would say as an elementary school principal your work is some of the most important work in the world.
My only goal for this blog is to pass along wisdom that has been shared with me through the years. I ask for nothing in return. If you find anything here of value for your team I would consider it a high compliment if you shared it with them so please feel free to do so.
An excellent person spreading positive human power among the world.
Greetings from Saudi Arabia.
Thanks thousands !
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words.
The reason there are no perfect leaders is because every leader is human. Not only are human frailties allowed, they are actually required to truly lead.
Steve did you grow up in levittown, ny
Nope, I grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. It’s still home part of the year.
Hey Steve,
You’re one of my favorite leaders. Would you please like to share 2-3 qualities that make a successful leader?
I know you’re busy so a brief response is more than enough 🙂
Thanks you so much!
Well first of course would be integrity, if your people can’t trust you they can’t follow you. Without integrity trust simply isn’t possible.
Next would be a caring nature. It’s not possible to truly lead people that you don’t care about. Leading requires that you invest a part of yourself in those you would lead, it’s nearly impossible to give a part of yourself to someone you don’t care about.
Third would be good judgment. There have been plenty of well meaning leaders who failed because of poor judgment. Judgment goes along with being able to make a decision, not making a decision is the worst decision can make. It almost always leads to greater problems.
Hope that helps, there are of course many more essential qualities but those are my big three!
Thank you so much Steve! Great answer. 🙂
Mind if I include your answer in an expert roundup post?
You’re very welcome and yes feel free to include my answer. Today’s post is also about your question.
Hi Steve,
Just a quick heads up that our roundup post is live.
http://easique.com/leadership-qualities/
Thanks again for your contribution 🙂
Good day, Mr. Keating.
I am the editor for my fire department’s newsletter. Our fire chief, Freddie Broome, would like to use your blog post from 03Aug2017, “Who is Leading Who?”, for the leadership section of our newsletter and I am requesting permission to reprint it.
Thank you for your time.
I would be honored! Please feel free to reprint it for your newsletter.
Mr. Keating,
Thanks again for letting us reprint your article. If you would like to see it in our newsletter, it is the October 2017 edition located here: http://www.valdostacity.com/the-second-alarm
We really appreciate your insights into leadership.