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Now, Discover Your Strengths
Donald O. Clifton
Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
Rank: 2827
Effectively managing personnel--as well as one's own behavior--is an
extraordinarily complex task that, not surprisingly, has been the subject
of countless books touting what each claims is the true path to success.
That said, Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton's Now, Discover Your
Strengths does indeed propose a unique approach: focusing on enhancing
people's strengths rather than eliminating their weaknesses.
Following up
on the coauthors' popular previous book, First, Break All the
Rules, it fully describes 34 positive personality themes the two have
formulated (such as Achiever, Developer, Learner, and Maximizer) and
explains how to build a "strengths-based organization" by capitalizing on
the fact that such traits are already present among those within it.
Most original and potentially most revealing, however, is a Web-based
interactive component that allows readers to complete a questionnaire
developed by the Gallup Organization and instantly discover their own
top-five inborn talents.
This device provides a personalized window into
the authors' management philosophy which, coupled with subsequent advice,
places their suggestions into the kind of practical context that's missing
from most similar tomes. "You can't lead a strengths revolution if you
don't know how to find, name and develop your own," write Buckingham and
Clifton.
Their book encourages such introspection while providing
knowledgeable guidance for applying its lessons. --Howard
Rothman--This text refers to the
Hardcover edition.
About the AuthorMarcus Buckingham, senior vice president of The Gallup Organization,
is coauthor of the bestselling book First, Break All the Rules. A
featured speaker at the Washington Speakers Bureau, he has appeared on
CNN International, CNBC's Power Lunch, and NPR's Morning
Edition, among other programs.
He and his wife, Jane, live in New York
City.--This text refers to the
Hardcover edition.
Editorials
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Now, Discover Your Strengths
Donald O. Clifton
![]() | | | Amazon.com's Best of 2001 | | Effectively managing personnel--as well as one's own behavior--is an
extraordinarily complex task that, not surprisingly, has been the subject
of countless books touting what each claims is the true path to success.
That... read full editorial |
![]() | | | From AudioFile | | The authors of First, Break All the Rules explain how value can be added to
your life's work if you know your strengths and develop them in the right
business context. They conducted a study that identified... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Book Description | | Unfortunately, most of us have little sense of our talents and
strengths, much less the ability to build our lives around them. Instead,
guided by our parents, by our teachers, by our managers, and by
psychology's... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
Sample 3 of 52
Now, Discover Your Strengths
Donald O. Clifton
![]() | | | Solid book, only suffers by comparison to its predecessor | | (Brookfield, WI USA) February 4, 2005 - 4.0/5 stars | | After Marcus Buckingham wrote "First, Break All the Rules," my favorite
management book of all time, he was beseiged by people asking him one
question. "You told us to focus on our reports strengths and our own
strengths,... read full review |
![]() | | | What you already know | | (High Point, NC) June 5, 2005 - 3.0/5 stars | | I anxiously awaited the arrival of "Now, Discover Your Strengths," much
like waiting for the return of my beloved pet at the end of a day, with
great expectations. Irrespective of a general happiness about my life, I
harbor... read full review |
![]() | | | Gallup: Discover Your Customer Dissatisfaction | | (Tokyo, Japan) May 12, 2003 - 2.0/5 stars | | Four stars for content, and zero for product "features". The book applies
an old strategy wisdom to the domain of self- and people management: focus
on your strengths, and ignore your weaknesses unless they seriously... read full review |
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