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Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You Manage | 
 enlarge | Authors: Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Publisher: Pocket Books
Category: Book
List Price: £10.99
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 657
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1416502653
EAN: 9781416502654
ASIN: 1416502653
Publication Date: June 20, 2005
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Marcus Buckingham and Donald O Clifton's Now, Discover Your Strengths proposes a unique approach to managing personnel: focus on enhancing people's strengths rather than eliminating their weaknesses. Effectively managing personnel--as well as one's own behaviour--is an extraordinarily complex task that, not surprisingly, has been the subject of countless books touting what each claims is the true path to success. Following up on the coauthors' popular previous book, First, Break All the Rules, it fully describes 34 positive personality themes the two have formulated (such as Achiever, Developer, Learner, and Maximiser) and explains how to build a "strengths-based organisation" by capitalising on the fact that such traits are already present among those within it. Most original and potentially most revealing, however, is a Web-based interactive component that allows readers to complete a questionnaire developed by the Gallup Organisation and instantly discover their own top five inborn talents. This device provides a personalised window into the authors' management philosophy which, coupled with subsequent advice, places their suggestions into the kind of practical context that's missing from most similar tomes. "You can't lead a strengths revolution if you don't know how to find, name and develop your own," write Buckingham and Clifton. Their book encourages such introspection while providing knowledgeable guidance for applying its lessons. --Howard Rothman
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 A point well taken, but... October 8, 2008
T.R.
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
The idea of the book is to help you find your talents, build your strengths, which will in turn, improve your performance.
Building your strengths is indeed somthing that is often overlooked, as most of the time we seek to improve our weaknesses- that's a point well taken- and a good reason to buy the book. However two more things also need to be mentioned. First, why can't we work on building both our strengths AND our weaknesses? In other words, why do we have to necessarily pick just one? I feel that many weaknesses can be improved upon.
Secondly, discovering your talents and doing what you're good at may not necessarily improve your performance. Why? Because there are lots of things we're good at, but still hate to do nonetheless. For instance, I'm really good at cleaning houses and debating, but I don't like to really do either one. People really perform well when its something that they know how to do AND when there's something meaningful/important in it for them. Anyway, just some food for thought. Readers may also be interested in The Sixty-Second Motivator.
Revealing, easy read and a good on-line assessment January 30, 2008
Mr. Robert C. Tearle (Slough, London, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a quick read and his other books are too. Which is a compliment.
Easy to relate to and apply.
I have used the on-line assessments for both myself and employees, and for me I have found them pretty accurate! Today I am buying yet ano book ~ the on-line assessment is foc when you buy the book ~ and I'll be using the assessment next week when looking at a prospective hire.
I have combined some of the concepts in this book when interviewing (I run a recruitment business) with others previously established and found it can support a good match & vice versa help identify ones which are not.
It would be good if an easy read on emotional intelligence in the context of the workplace were available ~ I havent found one yet. If authors see this, please understand small text sizes in books are really hard work ~ this book (Now, Discover your strengths) isnt I'm just making the point.
The Good is the enemy of the best. October 4, 2007
Andrew Moules (Albania)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Main idea: Most organizations hold on tenaciously to two fallacies (1) That anyone in the organization can be trained to do any task, and (2) That the greatest room for potential growth for any individual is in his area of greatest weakness. This book turns these on their head by stating (and proving) the opposite is true: (1) That training across the organization ultimately needs to focus on specialty areas of diverse contribution, and (2) That the greatest room for potential growth for any individual is in his area of greatest strength. In other words, let's let Tiger Woods play golf and Pavorotti sing. This should resonate with Paul's advice on spiritual gifts....
Intriguing January 8, 2007
J. M. Wright (Rugby UK)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book challenges traditional thinking - advising that it is better to concentrate on building on strengths than addressing weaknesses - great idea, logically promoted. This book will be the foundation for huge change in my team. A must read from an Englishman!
Excellent tool for work & life August 16, 2006
P. Kay (UK)
25 out of 32 found this review helpful
A family member bought me this book, having found it helpful for themself - and I've also found it a winner. Very, very helpful. A major step up from Myers Briggs, and other personality tests which I've done before - much more precise and accurate.
The idea is that people should look to build on their strengths and manage around their weaknesses - the internet questionnaire helps you to identify those strengths.
I've recently gone through some life changes, and the book & questionaire provided me with very useful insights into the way I 'operate'. I've already changed work habits with pleasing results.
My wife and I both got copies, and the questionnaire seemed to identify our strengths pretty well. Explained why my wife knows everyone in our neighbourhood, and always checks the mileometer, whilst I prefer to stay at home reading biographies!! We both agree that it's also helped us understand each other a lot more, so good for our relationship.
Yes you have to buy the book for each user, but personally I think it's well worth the investment (and it's a lot cheaper than some lesser courses). I've happily bought copies for other people since then.
Much recommended, but DON'T BUY USED !!!!
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