All Marcus Buckingham Quotes
- The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people. Appallingly
- The true genius of a great manager is his or her ability to individualize. A great manager is one who understands how to trip each… Ability
- Women have lives that become increasingly empty. They're doing more and feeling less. Become Increasingly
- Born of the impossibly varied options we have to amuse ourselves, cutting-edge companies are finding innovative ways to tailor our entertainment choices to who we… Albums
- Great managers know they don't have 10 salespeople working for them. They know they have 10 individuals working for them . A great manager is… Brilliant
- We dream of having a clean house - but who dreams of actually doing the cleaning? We don't have to dream about doing the work,… Always Within
- 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 you look forward… Activities
- The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist. Follower
- You won't find a CEO who doesn't talk about a 'powerful culture' as a source of competitive advantage. At the same time, you'd be hard-pressed… Advantage
- Forcing your employees to follow required steps only prevents customer dissatisfaction. If your goal is truly to satisfy, to create advocates, then the step-by-step approach… Advice
- 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. All
- In the minds of great managers, consistent poor performance is not primarily a matter of weakness, stupidity, disobedience, or disrespect. It is a matter of… Consistent
- The difference between a pebble and a mountain lies in whom you ask to move it. Ask
- Remember the Golden Rule? "Treat people as you would like to be treated." The best managers break the Golden Rule every day. They would say… Best
- Talent is the multiplier. The more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield. The time you spend with your best is,… Attention
- My career expertise is as a psychometrician - somebody who builds tests to measure personality. Companies would employ me to build interviews to measure the… Build
- Men have the choice to arrange their schedules so they can pick up the kids from school twice a week. And they have the choice… Arrange
- Though women begin their lives more fulfilled than men, as they age, they gradually become less happy. Men, in contrast, get happier as they get… Age