Meet Dr. Tim Elmore

Helping C-Suite & HR Leaders Engage All Generations, Strengthen Culture & Elevate People Skills | Leadership Keynote Speaker & Founder of Growing Leaders

  • Are you finding it harder to motivate and engage today’s multi-generational workforce?

  • Are you struggling to attract, retain, and develop Gen Z talent in a rapidly changing workplace?

  • Do you want your leaders and managers to strengthen their emotional intelligence and people skills but aren’t sure where to start?

If these challenges feel familiar, you’re not alone.

Organizations everywhere are navigating unprecedented shifts in talent expectations, communication styles, and leadership mindsets. Tim helps leaders bridge that gap. For more than two decades, Tim has equipped C-suite executives, HR leaders, managers, educators, and coaches with the tools they need to effectively lead across generations.

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Through keynotes, workshops, leadership training, and coaching, Tim help teams:

  • Strengthen emotional intelligence and people skills

  • Engage and inspire Gen Z team members

  • Build healthier, more connected cultures

  • Lead with clarity, empathy, and relevance

  • Communicate better across generational lines

  • Develop talent with proven frameworks used by millions

  • Tim’s work is grounded in practical, research-backed insights and delivered in a way that is actionable, memorable, and immediately useful for leaders at every level.

Who’s a Good Fit for Tim’s Work:

  • A C-suite or HR leader navigating generational differences

  • A manager seeking to elevate team performance

  • An educator or coach developing emerging leaders

  • An organization struggling to engage or retain Gen Z employees

  • A team looking to build emotionally intelligent leadership habits

  • An event planner searching for a dynamic keynote speaker

  • Anyone wanting to upgrade their leadership culture with proven tools

Tim spent 20 years under the mentorship of leadership expert John C. Maxwell, learning the timeless principles of influence, communication, and development.

In 2003, Tim founded Growing Leaders with a vision to equip the next generation. That journey led to the creation of Habitudes®, an image-based leadership curriculum that has impacted millions of young leaders worldwide.

Today, through Tim Elmore, Inc., Tim teaches, speaks, and consults with leaders who want to elevate their impact and create workplaces where every generation thrives.

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The Growing Leaders team at their office near Atlanta, Georgia. 2018.

Original Content

Tim is the author of nine courses that unpack 140+ timeless leadership principles using the power of a single image.

These powerful, image-driven lessons are designed to shape a leader’s habits and attitudes.

We call them “Habitudes.”

Using stories, images and experiences, the Habitudes clarify the mindsets & habits of world-class leaders.

Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.

Decades of Experience

In his 40+ years of teaching, Tim has consulted with top leaders in business, academia, and sports.

➜ He’s advised corporations such as Home Depot, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Chick-fil-A, Cox Communications, American Eagle Outfitters, Taco Bell, Delta Global, and more.

➜ He’s spoken at top-tier universities such as Stanford, Texas, Duke, Ohio State, Georgia Tech, U.C. Berkeley, and more.

➜ He’s presented to executives and professional sports teams such as the Kansas City Royals, New York Giants, Houston Rockets, San Francisco Giants, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Indiana Pacers.

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Global Impact

Tim has developed young leaders on every continent and has spoken in 50 countries including India, Russia, China, Brazil and throughout the Middle East.

His expertise on the emerging generation and generational diversity in the workplace has garnered media coverage in The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, USA Today and The Washington Post. He is a regular contributor to Inc. magazine and Psychology Today

Tim has been featured on CNN’s Headline News, Fox & Friends, Fox Business and Newsmax to discuss leading multiple generations in the workforce. Tim has also done a TEDx talk called: The Inverse Relationship Between Technology and Emotional Intelligence.

His blog is read by over 100,000 people weekly.

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