There are "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and hiring for talent - not just knowledge and skills. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Managers are, and should be, totally responsible for recognizing individual strengths (both natural talents and skills), getting those strengths in proper alignment (i.e. in the right "seats"), and then leveraging them. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success. — 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 how many… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
