Marcus Buckingham

People leave managers, not companies

— Marcus Buckingham

If you want to be clear, act.

— Marcus Buckingham

Great leaders rally people to a better future.

— Marcus Buckingham

True individuality can be lonely.

— Marcus Buckingham

Most of the time, our limitations are self-imposed.

— Marcus Buckingham

Discover what you don't like doing and stop doing it.

— Marcus Buckingham

People quit managers, not jobs.

— Marcus Buckingham

Authenticity is your most precious commodity as a leader.

— Marcus Buckingham

Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

— Marcus Buckingham

The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people.

— Marcus Buckingham

The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.

— Marcus Buckingham

You will learn and grow the least in your areas of weakness.

— Marcus Buckingham

The difference between a pebble and a mountain lies in whom you ask to move it.

— Marcus Buckingham

The best way to find out whether you're on the right path? Stop looking at the path.

— Marcus Buckingham

We need to say goodbye to the traditional methodologies of corporate universities.

— Marcus Buckingham

What do we know to be important but are unable to measure?

— Marcus Buckingham

The fact remains that we have an obligation to discover what we really, really, really want to do (which is probably what…

— Marcus Buckingham

The secret to living a strong life is right in front of you, calling to you every day. It can be found…

— Marcus Buckingham

Passion isn't something that lives way up in the sky, in abstract dreams and hopes. It lives at ground level, in the…

— Marcus Buckingham

Men have the choice to arrange their schedules so they can pick up the kids from school twice a week. And they…

— Marcus Buckingham

CEOs the world over are fond of pointing to their workforce and saying "Our people are our greatest asset." And yet today,…

— Marcus Buckingham

Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees' weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths.

— Marcus Buckingham

To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. In your office the truth hides.

— Marcus Buckingham

We're all filled with naturally recurring patterns that make us unique - they're called talents. And our charge is to bloody well…

— Marcus Buckingham

You grow most in your areas of greatest strength. You will improve the most, be the most creative, be the most inquisitive,…

— Marcus Buckingham

“So this is (a manager's) dilemma: The manager must retain control and focus people on performance. But she is bound by her…

— Marcus Buckingham

Google and Facebook, each in their own way, have revolutionized the delivery of advertising based on search and social networking, creating a…

— Marcus Buckingham

Spend the most time with your best people. ... Talent is the multiplier. THe more energy and attention you invest in it,…

— Marcus Buckingham

A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had…

— Marcus Buckingham

Born of the impossibly varied options we have to amuse ourselves, cutting-edge companies are finding innovative ways to tailor our entertainment choices…

— Marcus Buckingham

“The power of skills and knowledge is that they are transferable from one person to another. Their limitation is that they are…

— Marcus Buckingham

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

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

Forcing your employees to follow required steps only prevents customer dissatisfaction. If your goal is truly to satisfy, to create advocates, then…

— Marcus Buckingham

My point is, people really don't change very much.

— Marcus Buckingham

No idea will work if people don't trust your intentions toward them.

— Marcus Buckingham

Clarity is the answer to anxiety. Effective leaders are clear.

— Marcus Buckingham

Your strongest life is built through a continuous practice of designing moment by moment.

— Marcus Buckingham

Every company wants to know how to find and keep highly talented women in the workplace.

— Marcus Buckingham

Women have lives that become increasingly empty. They're doing more and feeling less.

— Marcus Buckingham