Topics: International Speakers Bureau, Inc. |
Fee Range: Over $50,000 (fee note) |
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 Biography: It's a complex question, one that intrigued Cambridge-educated Marcus Buckingham so greatly, he set out to answer it by challenging years of social theory and utilizing his nearly two decades of research experience as a Sr. Researcher at The Gallup Organization to break through the preconceptions about achievement and get to the core of what drives success. The result of his persistence, and arguably the definitive answer to the strengths question, can be found in Buckingham's trio of best-selling books, First, Break All the Rules (coauthored with Curt Coffman, Simon & Schuster, 1999); Now, Discover Your Strengths (coauthored with Donald O. Clifton, The Free Press, 2001); and The One Thing You Need to Know (The Free Press, 2005), in which the author gives important insights to maximizing strengths, understanding the crucial differences between leadership and management, and fulfilling the quest for long-lasting personal success. What would happen if men and women spent more than 75% of each day on the job using their strongest skills and engaged in their favorite tasks, basically doing exactly what they wanted to do? According to Marcus Buckingham (who spent years interviewing thousands of employees at every career stage and who is widely considered one of the world's leading authorities on employee productivity and the practices of leading and managing), companies that focus on cultivating employees' strengths rather than simply improving their weaknesses stand to dramatically increase efficiency while allowing for maximum personal growth and success. If such a theory sounds revolutionary, that's because it is. Marcus Buckingham calls it the "strengths revolution." As he addresses more than 250,000 audiences around the globe each year, Buckingham touts this strengths revolution as the key to finding the most effective route to personal success - and the missing link to the efficiency, competency, and success for which many companies constantly strive. To kick-start the strengths revolution, Buckingham and Gallup developed the StrengthsFinder exam, which identifies signature themes that help employees quantify their personal strengths in the workplace and at home. Since the StrengthsFinder debuted in 2001, more than 1 million people have discovered their strengths with this useful and important tool. In his role as author, independent consultant and speaker, Marcus Buckingham has been the subject of in-depth profiles in The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, USA Today and is routinely lauded by such corporations as Toyota, Coca-Cola, Master Foods, Wells Fargo, and Disney as an invaluable resource in informing, challenging, mentoring and inspiring people to find their strengths and obtain and sustain long-lasting personal success. Marcus Buckingham holds a master's degree in social and political science from Cambridge University and is a member of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Leadership and Management. He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles. |
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Programs: "Go Put Your Strengths to Work": -Why your strengths aren't "what you are good at" and your weaknesses aren't "what you are bad at". -How to use the four telltale signs to identify your strengths. -The simple steps you can take each week to skew your time at work toward those activities that strengthen you, and how to cut out those that don?t -How to talk to your boss and your colleagues about your strengths without sounding like you're bragging. -The fifteen-minute weekly ritual that will keep you on your strengths path your entire career Now; Discover Your Strengths First; Break All the Rules The One Thing You Need to Know What do the world's best managers do differently? What do the world's best leaders do differently? Do great managing and great leading require different talents? What are they? Is it possible for you to excel at both? If so, how? In his presentation, Marcus Buckingham will answer these questions. Drawing on tens of thousands of interviews with the most effective managers and leaders, Marcus will get to the core of great managing, and great leading, and pinpoint the significant difference between the two. He will identify the one controlling insight at the heart of each and show you how the world's best have put these insights into practice. From his presentation you will learn: · The three emotions which create high performance teams · What separates the great manager from the great leader · The two talents you need to excel at each · The three skills you need to excel at each |
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