No idea will work if people don't trust your intentions toward them. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
In most cases, no matter what it is, if you measure it and reward it, people will try to excel at it — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
As a general rule, people tend to do best what they enjoy doing most. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Everyone can probably do at least one thing better than ten thousand other people. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
American culture is CEO obsessed. We celebrate the hard-charging heroes and mythologize the iconoclastic visionaries. Those people are important. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
CEOs the world over are fond of pointing to their workforce and saying "Our people are our greatest asset." And yet today,… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
People should be hired "as is" and their managers then help them to develop their individual strengths while completing tasks for which… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
I do still get extremely nervous before speeches. My biggest fear is that I'll be standing there in front of hundreds of… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
I need to reach out to people who work for small to mid-sized companies, and help them identify and apply their strengths… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
There's something unique and different that makes a leader, and it's not about creativity or courage or integrity… A leader's job is… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
My career expertise is as a psychometrician - somebody who builds tests to measure personality. Companies would employ me to build interviews… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
People buy pads all the time, because they want to write stuff down. We're never going to get away from paper, ever.… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Spend the most time with your best people. ... Talent is the multiplier. THe more energy and attention you invest in it,… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Remember the Golden Rule? "Treat people as you would like to be treated." The best managers break the Golden Rule every day.… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Too many of the organizations I have observed resemble a farm in Kansas. They have lots of fences and silos as well as a… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
You can find energizing moments in each aspect of your life, but to do so you must learn how to catch them, hold on… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
“The power of skills and knowledge is that they are transferable from one person to another. Their limitation is that they are often situation-specific… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
We're all filled with naturally recurring patterns that make us unique - they're called talents. And our charge is to bloody well use them. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised how many… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
In most cases, no matter what it is, if you measure it and reward it, people will try to excel at it — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
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… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Companies don't have one culture. They have as many as they have supervisors or managers. You want to build a strong culture? Hold every… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Every time you make a rule you take away a choice, and choice, with all of its illuminating repercussions, is the fuel for learning. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
“to encourage people to take responsibility for who they really are. And it is the only way to show respect for each person. Focusing… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
There is no shortage of mechanisms by which to measure almost anything. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
