Now, Discover Your Strengths
How To Develop Your Talents And Those Of The People You Manage
About the book
Marcus Buckingham, who coauthored First, Break All the Rules, and Gallup's Donald O. Clifton, who chaired its International Research & Education Center, argue that most people know their weaknesses far better than their talents and spend years trying to repair flaws. Their alternative centers on the StrengthsFinder Profile, an online assessment that came out of a 25-year, multimillion-dollar Gallup effort and psychological profiles of more than two million people. A code in the book unlocks a web-based interview that reports a reader's five signature themes out of 34, such as Empathy, Achiever or Strategic. The authors also show how to apply those themes to personal development, to managing others and to the success of an organization.
Sheryl Sandberg said it shaped how Facebook thinks about developing talent. B.S. Incorporated co-author Michael Voss credited it with giving him self-awareness and said he still returns to it nearly 15 years after first reading it.
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This book has 4 recommendations
Sheryl Sandberg (COO/Facebook)
This book has been instrumental in how we think about developing talent at Facebook.
Michael Voss (Co-author/B.S. Incorporated)
Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton gave me the gift of self-awareness. Not only in how I come across to other people, but also in terms of my own intrinsic motivations and why I gravitate to - and perform well in - certain types of work. I still refer to the book on occasion and brush up on my top talent themes, nearly 15 years after first reading it.
Michael Woodward (CEO & Founder/jumbleThink)
All big ideas, dreams, and careers filled with fulfillment start with a simple journey of understanding yourself. Having a foundation of self identity and understanding yourself is critical on a successful career. Strength Finder is an amazing tool to help you on that journey of understanding yourself. The book is easy to understand and gives you valuable information and insights into yourself. That makes this book one of the most powerful tools in the world of business and career.
Michael Woodward (CEO & Founder/jumbleThink)
All big ideas, dreams, and careers filled with fulfillment start with a simple journey of understanding yourself. Having a foundation of self identity and understanding yourself is critical on a successful career. Strength Finder is an amazing tool to help you on that journey of understanding yourself. The book is easy to understand and gives you valuable information and insights into yourself. That makes this book one of the most powerful tools in the world of business and career.
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