Marcus Buckingham
Marcus Buckingham
Marcus Buckingham is a British-American New York Times best-selling author, researcher, motivational speaker and business consultant best known for promoting what he calls "Strengths." Basing most of his writing on extensive survey data from interviews with workers in countries around the world, he promotes the idea that people will get the best results by making the most of their strengths rather than by putting too much emphasis on weaknesses or perceived deficiencies...
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focus remember results
Remember, what you focus on expands; results follow focus.
people trying rewards
In most cases, no matter what it is, if you measure it and reward it, people will try to excel at it
oxygen people hatred
Remember the Golden Rule? "Treat people as you would like to be treated." The best managers break the Golden Rule every day. They would say don't treat people as you would like to be treated. This presupposes that everyone breathes the same psychological oxygen as you. For example, if you are competitive, everyone must be similarly competitive. If you like to be praised in public, everyone else must, too. Everyone must share your hatred of micromanagement.
being-yourself art hurt
"Freedom, individualism, authenticity and being yourself so long as you don't hurt another's physical person or property: Sustained success comes only when you take what's unique about you and figure out how to make it useful!"
names america odd
It's odd that I'm a big name in America and not known in Britain.
organization people corporations
Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths.
office inspire coaching
To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. In your office the truth hides.
creativity inspire risk
If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.
boys men choices
Life's tricky for women because they have to make more choices than men. And yes, choice is good, but boy, you better be an expert choice-maker.
excellence study
You cannot learn very much about excellence from studying failure.
want workplace company
Every company wants to know how to find and keep highly talented women in the workplace.
persistence yield self
Spend the most time with your best people. ... Talent is the multiplier. THe more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield. The time you spend with your best is, quite simply, your most productive time. ... Persistence directed primarily toward your non-talents is self-destructive. ... You will reprimand yourself, berate yourself, and put yourself through all manner of contortions in an attempt to achieve the impossible.
sex humility pride
You shouldn't take pride in your natural talents any more than you should take pride in your sex, your race or color of your hair
talking people goes-on
I do still get extremely nervous before speeches. My biggest fear is that I'll be standing there in front of hundreds of people and be incapable of talking. I'm afraid that I'll make a complete fool of myself and be unable to go on.