Marcus Buckingham’s books have guided millions to become top performers in everything they do by focusing on their strengths. In Go Put Your Strengths to Work, a Wall Street Journal bestseller, Buckingham will show you how to hone and apply your strengths for maximum success in your career.
Research data show that most people do not come close to making full use of their assets at work—in fact, only seventeen percent of the workforce believe they use all of their strengths on the job. Go Put Your Strengths to Work aims to change that through a six-step, six-week experience that will reveal the hidden dimensions of your strengths. Buckingham shows you how to seize control of your assets and rewrite your job description under the nose of your boss. You will learn:
-Why your strengths aren't “what you are good at” and your weaknesses aren’t “what you are bad at.”
-How to use the four telltale signs to identify your strengths.
-The simple steps you can take each week to push your time at work toward those activities that strengthen you and away from those that don’t.
-How to talk to your boss and your colleagues about your strengths without sounding like you’re bragging and about your weaknesses without sounding like you’re whining.
-The fifteen-minute weekly ritual that will keep you on your strengths path your entire career.
With structured exercises that will become part of your regular workweek and proven tactics from people who have successfully applied the book's lessons, Go Put Your Strengths to Work will arm you with a radically different approach to your work life. As part of the book's program you'll take an online Strengths Engagement Track, a focused and powerful gauge that has proven to be the best way to measure the level of engagement of your strengths or your team's strengths. You can also download the first two segments of the renowned companion film series Trombone Player Wanted.
Go Put Your Strengths to Work will open up exciting uncharted territory for you and your organization. Join the strengths movement and thrive.
For more information about supplemental materials including the StandOut Assessment, please visit MarcusBuckingham.com.
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"This book can help you put a plan into place that you can follow to be successful. If you have trouble motivating or keeping on track, this book will help you do that. Marcus helps you discover what your strengths are so that you can focus on your strengths which in turn will help you be successful."
— Michelle (4 out of 5 stars)
“Buckingham…provides a road map for managers to learn for themselves…Offers valuable insight into maximizing employees’ strengths rather than the more common focus on weaknesses and failure.”
— Booklist" Great read - drills deeper into finding strengths and how to build on them "
— Heather, 2/11/2014" I like the strengthquest stuff. There is nothing phenomenal in this book but some helpful insights and steps to living out of your strengths "
— Eddy, 2/7/2014" Some of this seemed redundant but some good points were made. "
— Liz, 1/28/2014" very motivating! i didn't put the elements in practice but plan to. love the idea of doing more of the "strengths" work. plan to read the rest of his books. "
— Kara, 1/26/2014" recommended by suzi poore. A very practical how to business book on honing your strengths and attend to your weaknesses. "
— Wendy, 1/22/2014" Since I read a library copy, I didn't have an access code to take the online test and find out what my strengths are. The book was still interesting without the information, but not as useful. "
— Sarah, 1/20/2014" (Audio) Excellent book, particularly for career coaching. Does a wonderful job of helping one understand how to apply their strengths in an easy to understand outline. "
— Mark, 1/20/2014" i just dont function this way. "
— Chris, 1/15/2014" Better - good exercises to do and in a way that works for those of us who are MBTI "P"s bec. it takes time. Gives a better idea of how to learn how to sell/market/take advantage of your strengths v. just hanging out trying to fit in to others' ideas of what you are and can do. "
— Joan, 1/2/2014" This book is teaching me how to be unconsiously competent in my strenghts. "
— Stacy, 12/30/2013" This was an interesting approach to finding what you are good at and working with your team or managers to bring out the strengths in you and others. There are some good exercises to do in this book within each chapter. "
— James, 12/28/2013" Quick read - better public speaker. "
— Jo, 12/25/2013" As with the others in this series, this was a real eye-opener into what really motivates us and how to best capture- no, make that cultivate, peak performance from ourselves and our teams "
— Drew, 12/16/2013" it's good as far as self-help books, but i'm not too much of a fan of self-help books. "
— Cara, 10/29/2013" I did not read or rate this book.... "
— Jennifer, 8/30/2013" Yawn. Same as the last book by the fabulous Marcus Buckingham. Why does it take him so many pages to make a point? And then, I disagree with half his points! "
— Neutrino123, 5/11/2013" A pretty good business book. I'll let you know if it works. "
— Kathleen, 1/10/2013" Another one of those cases where I bought a book after watching the author speak.... didn't realize he had homework for me in the book. "
— Sahile, 6/1/2012" I think I heard about this on Oprah. I really liked it. Unfortunately, I got it from the library and was unable to access the frequently referenced web site materials. There is a code on the book jacket only good for one use :( I still found lots of useful information and lots to think about. "
— Cheri, 4/7/2012" Pretty interesting insight into how to build off what you like to do rather than working on improving your weaknesses. The beginning was much more interesting than the later chapters but I had trouble with time to finish. "
— Krys, 6/22/2011" Not as good as Now Discover your Strengths. I was a little let down. "
— Andrew, 10/16/2010" recommended by suzi poore. A very practical how to business book on honing your strengths and attend to your weaknesses. "
— Wendy, 9/2/2010" Nice packaging of strength-based and positive psychology for the workplace. "
— Lenore, 5/17/2010" As with the others in this series, this was a real eye-opener into what really motivates us and how to best capture- no, make that cultivate, peak performance from ourselves and our teams "
— Drew, 3/8/2010" Yawn. Same as the last book by the fabulous Marcus Buckingham. Why does it take him so many pages to make a point? And then, I disagree with half his points! "
— Neutrino123, 10/21/2009" A pretty good business book. I'll let you know if it works. "
— Kathleen, 9/26/2009" As a career advisor, I like Buckingham's approach to skills and strengths. I liked this book very much and I recommend it to all of my colleagues and students, as well as my clients. "
— Terri, 7/25/2009" it's good as far as self-help books, but i'm not too much of a fan of self-help books. "
— Cara, 6/22/2009" Interesting concept. Reminds me of the story of the duck trying to teach the rabbit to fly (or something like that) I listened to this one. I listen most of the time these days! "
— Sherrilynn, 5/1/2009" Very practical and helpful follow up to Now Discover your Strengths "
— Kathy, 4/30/2009" I'll say it again, I love Marcus Buckingham. He writes succinctly and intelligently about career success, about how to get the best work out of yourself and others, and how to build on the strengths you have and be a performer - exactly as the title would suggest. "
— Sara, 3/27/2009" More on using our strengths. Well written. "
— Nancy, 2/4/2009Marcus Buckingham spent seventeen years at Gallup, where he conducted research into the world’s best leaders, managers, and workplaces. The Gallup research later became the basis for the bestselling books First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, both of which he coauthored. Buckingham has been the subject of in-depth profiles in the New York Times, Fortune, Businessweek, and Fast Company. In 2007 he founded the Marcus Buckingham Company to create strengths-based management training solutions for organizations worldwide, and now spreads the strengths message in keynote addresses to over 250,000 people around the globe each year. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.