Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Build Your Strengths and the Strengths of Every Person in Your Organization | 
 enlarge | Authors: Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Publisher: Free Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  132 reviews
Sales Rank: 4933
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0743201140
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.409
EAN: 9780743201148
ASIN: 0743201140
Publication Date: January 29, 2001
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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
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A point well taken, but... July 7, 2006
a reviewer
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The idea of the book is to help you find your talents, build your strengths, which will in turn, improve your performance.
Building your strengths is indeed somthing that is often overlooked, as most of the time we seek to improve our weaknesses- that's a point well taken- and a good reason to buy the book. However two more things also need to be mentioned. First, why can't we work on building both our strengths AND our weaknesses? In other words, why do we have to necessarily pick just one?
Secondly, discovering your talents and doing what you're good at may not necessarily improve your performance or your motivation. Why? Because there are lots of things we're good at, but still hate to do nonetheless. For insance I'm really good at cleaning houses and debating, but I don't like to really do either one. People only get motivated to something when they know how to do a job AND there's something meaningful in it for them- that's how you motivate people (check out "The Sixty-Second Motivator" for an elaboration on this). Just some food for thought.
 Good book for managers who want to develop their people May 5, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's unconventional to be an advocate of focusing on people's strength instead of 'area of improvement', especially in the business world. This book gives plenty of real cases a lot of which we can relate to, very convincing. It's also a very easy read.
Top Career Books Available March 17, 2006
Michael Lamour (Toronto)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having recently been thrown into the world of executive unemployment, I highly recommend these two books for people facing reorganizations, layoffs, job changes or career redirection... NOW DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS (Buckingham)
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THE BLACK BOOK OF OUTSOURCING (Brown & Wilson) Buckingham gives you a kick in the pants to get back on track... and Brown/Wilson will open up a whole new perspective on outsourcing - how to find a career in it, where the jobs in the US are, how to qualify, even how to open your own outsourcing firm.
Some great ideas are present. February 24, 2006
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Author presents some great ideas, although excludes God, or any spiritual forces from any influence in who you are, or the decisions you make. Still, Christians should be able to gain value in some of the helpful ideas. Focusing on our weaknesses is the devils interest. Focusing on our strengths (God being one of them notably not mentioned in the book) is our responsability. Online questions don't let you answer a valid response. For example: a person who can excite others can often also calm them down. Saying you are neutral isn't applicable to the question. Others should also be able to purchase the online component, if they want to read the book. (They're not all going to buy the book, but they would pay for the test)
Another book they you may be intrested in is -The Quest- by Giorgio Kostantinos.
beware of used copies July 3, 2004
Grace Buchanan (Syracuse, NY USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
An integral part of this book is the online profile. Each copy of this book comes with a unique PIN number inside the book jacket. If you buy a used copy, the PIN number may be already used, and thus will not allow you to use the online profile. However, the book is still interesting if you enjoy reading through the signature themes and guessing what your profile would have uncovered. It is also fun to read each theme and think of people you know who come to mind, and consider ways in which you can support their strengths.I would give this book 5 stars if an unlimited number of people could use the online profile with each book purchase.
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