Tony Schwartz (The Energy Project)
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Tony Schwartz is the president, founder, and CEO of The Energy Project. Schwartz is also a best-selling author and professional speaker with more than 30 years of experience in writing about and working with leaders and organizations to effect change.
, reporter for The New York Times
, and staff writer at New York Magazine and Esquire
. In 1988, he co-authored the No. 1 worldwide best-seller The Art of the Deal with Donald Trump
.
In 1995, Schwartz wrote What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America. In 1998, he co-authored Risking Failure, Surviving Success with Michael Eisner
, then CEO of The Walt Disney Company
.
In 1999, Schwartz joined LGE Performance Systems, a training company, where he served as President until 2003. In the same year, Schwartz co-authored The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy Not Time with LGE chairman Jim Loehr. The book became a No. 1 Wall Street Journal best-seller and spent eight weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. The book has been translated into 28 languages.
Schwartz founded The Energy Project in 2003 and launched The Energy Project Europe in 2005 with headquarters outside of London. The company’s clients have included Ernst & Young
, Google
, Nokia
, Sony
, Toyota, Gap
, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Barclays Capital
, Procter & Gamble
, Ford, the National Security Agency
, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
, the Los Angeles Police Department
, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
, Kaiser Permanente
, the Cleveland Clinic
and Save the Children
. He has delivered dozens of keynote addresses to audiences around the world and done leadership work and coaching with more than two dozen CEOs.
In October 2007, Schwartz’s article, “Manage Energy Not Time: The Science of Stamina,” co-authored with The Energy Project's COO
Catherine McCarthy, was published in the Harvard Business Review
(HBR). The article describes the impact of The Energy Project curriculum on engagement and performance at three Fortune 500 companies. In June 2010, Schwartz published another article in the HBR called "The Productivity Paradox: How Sony Pictures Gets More Out of People by Demanding Less," which outlines how Sony Pictures transformed its organization by implementing The Energy Project's training. He currently has a regular blog in the HBR.
Schwartz's newest book, The Way We're Working Isn't Working: Fueling the Four Needs that Energize Great Performance, co-authored with Jean Gomes and Catherine McCarthy, was published in May 2010.
Schwartz is the son of Felice Schwartz
, the founder of the nonprofit organization Catalyst, Inc.
, which works to build inclusive workplaces and expand opportunities for women and businesses.
Biography
Schwartz began his career as a writer in 1975 and spent 25 years as a journalist. Schwartz was a columnist for The New York Post, Associate Editor at NewsweekNewsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, reporter for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, and staff writer at New York Magazine and Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
. In 1988, he co-authored the No. 1 worldwide best-seller The Art of the Deal with Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
.
In 1995, Schwartz wrote What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America. In 1998, he co-authored Risking Failure, Surviving Success with Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner
Michael Dammann Eisner is an American businessman. He was the chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until 2005.-Early life:...
, then CEO of The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
.
In 1999, Schwartz joined LGE Performance Systems, a training company, where he served as President until 2003. In the same year, Schwartz co-authored The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy Not Time with LGE chairman Jim Loehr. The book became a No. 1 Wall Street Journal best-seller and spent eight weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. The book has been translated into 28 languages.
Schwartz founded The Energy Project in 2003 and launched The Energy Project Europe in 2005 with headquarters outside of London. The company’s clients have included Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
, Toyota, Gap
Gap (clothing retailer)
The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,...
, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital is a global British investment bank. It is the investment banking division of Barclays plc which has a balance sheet of over £1.2 trillion . Barclays Capital provides financing and risk management services to large companies, institutions and government clients. It is a primary...
, Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
, Ford, the National Security Agency
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
, the Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for...
, Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield...
, the Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Cleveland Clinic is currently regarded as one of the top 4 hospitals in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report...
and Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
. He has delivered dozens of keynote addresses to audiences around the world and done leadership work and coaching with more than two dozen CEOs.
In October 2007, Schwartz’s article, “Manage Energy Not Time: The Science of Stamina,” co-authored with The Energy Project's COO
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
Catherine McCarthy, was published in the Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...
(HBR). The article describes the impact of The Energy Project curriculum on engagement and performance at three Fortune 500 companies. In June 2010, Schwartz published another article in the HBR called "The Productivity Paradox: How Sony Pictures Gets More Out of People by Demanding Less," which outlines how Sony Pictures transformed its organization by implementing The Energy Project's training. He currently has a regular blog in the HBR.
Schwartz's newest book, The Way We're Working Isn't Working: Fueling the Four Needs that Energize Great Performance, co-authored with Jean Gomes and Catherine McCarthy, was published in May 2010.
Schwartz is the son of Felice Schwartz
Felice Schwartz
Felice N. Schwartz was an American writer, advocate, and feminist. During her career, Schwartz founded two national advancement and advocacy organizations. In 1945, she established the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students , an association committed to placing African Americans...
, the founder of the nonprofit organization Catalyst, Inc.
Catalyst (nonprofit organization)
Catalyst, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that promotes inclusive workplaces for women. It was founded in 1962 by feminist, writer, and advocate Felice Schwartz. Sheila Wellington served as president of Catalyst following Schwartz for ten years...
, which works to build inclusive workplaces and expand opportunities for women and businesses.
Books
- The Art of the Deal with Donald Trump (Random House 1987)
- What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America (Bantam, 1995)
- Risking Failure, Surviving Success with Michael Eisner (Random House, 1998)
- The Power of Full Engagement with Jim Loehr (Free Press, 2003)
- The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance (Free Press, 2010)