Don't waste time trying to put in what was left out. Try to draw out what was left in. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Your strongest life is built through a continuous practice of designing moment by moment. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Sustained success means making the greatest possible impact over the longest period of time — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees' weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Every time you make a rule you take away a choice, and choice, with all of its illuminating repercussions, is the fuel… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Talent is the multiplier. The more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield. The time you spend with… — 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,… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Strengths are not activities you're good at, they're activities that strengthen you. A strength is an activity that before you're doing it… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Leaders are fascinated by future. You are a leader if and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
When it comes to exploring your creative side, it's very easy to think of all the reasons you can't do it-you don't… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
The time you spend with your best (employees) is, quite simply, your most productive time. — 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
“Managers are encouraged to focus on complex initiatives like reengineering or learning organizations, without spending time on the basics.” — 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
We all want the chance to express the very best of ourselves and to be challenged to keep reaching for more. Our… — 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
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
