Marcus Buckingham

Marcus Buckingham discusses talent.

During his 17 years with The Gallup Organization, Marcus Buckingham led their research into the world's best managers, leaders and workplaces. He has taken his broad experience in management practices and employee retention and put it into two best-selling books: First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Best Managers Do Differently and Now, Discover Your Strengths. In Now, Discover Your Strengths, Buckingham introduces the StrengthsFinder profile to the world and provides readers the chance to discover their five strongest themes of talent. His third book, The One Thing You Need To Know will be published in the Spring of 2005.

For more information on Buckingham and other speakers please visit http://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/marcus-buckingham

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[bryanlubic]

Always love seeing and hearing Marcus speak to/about strengths.

Great gem: "don't try to plug a talent gap with training."

The story about nurses giving injections resonated with me. During a routine checkup, the nurse gave me two injections in a row.

The difference: She said one thing before giving the injections that no one else ever has: "You're going to feel a slight pinch then a little sting".

I knew she was the right person in the right position and that I saw a strength at work.