Marcus Buckingham

The greatest managers in the world do not have much in common. But despite their differences, these great managers do share one thing: Before they do anything else, they first break all the rules of conventional wisdom.

Marcus Buckingham

The secret to living a strong life is right in front of you, calling to you every day. It can be found in your emotional reaction to specific moments in your life.

Marcus Buckingham

The solution is as elegant as it is efficient: Define the right outcomes and then let each person find his own route toward those outcomes.

Marcus Buckingham

The talented employee may join a company because of its charismatic leaders, its generous benefits, and its world-class training programs, but how long that employee stays and how productive he is while he is there is determined by his relationship with his immediate supervisor.

Marcus Buckingham

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 person’s trigger.

Marcus Buckingham

Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees’ weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths.

Marcus Buckingham

We all want the chance to express the very best of ourselves and to be challenged to keep reaching for more. Our time at work affords us this chance – not the only chance, to be sure, but, given that we’re there forty or fifty hours a week, it’s one of the best.

Marcus Buckingham

We need to say goodbye to the traditional methodologies of corporate universities.

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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.

Marcus Buckingham

When you feel as though you can’t do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it’s just a simple step, and don’t stop at the beginning.

Marcus Buckingham