Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
The original StrengthsFinder book: thirty-four talent themes, the argument that development should build on strengths rather than fix weaknesses, and how to manage around weaknesses. The assessment code is single-use (used copies are useless). The strengths philosophy has shaped a generation of management.
Read it if…
you want the strengths philosophy with the assessment.
Skip it if…
you bought a used copy; the code will not work.
Three things you will actually use
- Build on strengths; manage around weaknesses.
- Talent is a recurring pattern of thought, feeling or behavior.
- Know your team's themes and assign accordingly.
Do this first
Take the assessment and share your top five with your manager and team.
Our verdict
Influential origin.
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