| Synopsis
Beginning with the million-copy bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths,
Marcus Buckingham jump-started the strengths movement that is now
sweeping the work world, from business to government to education. Now
that the movement is in full swing, Buckingham's new book answers the
ultimate question: How can you actually apply your strengths for
maximum success at work?Research data show that most people do not
come close to making full use of their assets at work -- in fact, only
17 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.
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
Buckingham, an authority on workplace issues, provides a road map for
managers to learn for themselves and then teach their employees how to
approach their work by emphasizing their strengths rather than
weaknesses. He offers a six-step plan for six weeks of reading and
habit-forming action for discerning strengths, along with optional
tools to enhance the process such as online questions for measuring
strengths and downloaded films (two of which are free). The steps of
his plan are belief that the best way to compete is capitalizing on
your strengths, identifying your strengths and weaknesses, volunteering
your strengths at work, lessening the impact of your weaknesses on your
team, effectively communicating the value of your strengths while
limiting work utilizing weaknesses, and building habits and pushing
activities that play to strength. Although everyone will not agree with
all the elements of Buckingham's approach, he offers valuable insight
into maximizing employees' strengths rather than the more common focus
on weaknesses and failure. Mary Whaley
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Product Details
Hardcover: 270 pages
Carton Size: 20 books
Publisher: Free Press (March 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743261674
ISBN-13: 978-0743261678
Product Dimensions: 9.52 x 6.42 x 1.19 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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