Marcus Buckingham
Outstanding Leadership and Management Practices. Best-Selling Author.
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Sometimes the best way to describe a speaker is to quote one of his many delighted clients - "Marcus is the most engaging and useful business speaker working today. His advice is grounded in research and at the same time appeals to common sense." - Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Profes
Books
Profile
A highly sought-after speaker and senior consultant, Marcus Buckingham has spent the last 17 years with the Gallup Organization leading its research into the world’s best managers, leaders and workplaces. He has helped organizations locate and harness talent and retain the very best employees. According to Marcus, employee satisfaction and retention have a direct correlation to customer loyalty. Employee happiness is, therefore, the bottom line of good management. Discipline, focus, trust and, most importantly, a willingness to treat each employee as an individual, create an environment within which employees can develop their talents and increase productivity. Coauthor with Curt Coffman of First, Break All the Rules, Marcus takes his broad experience in management practices and employee retention to create presentations designed to teach audiences how to become great managers.
His latest best-seller, Now, Discover Your Strengths, reflects his hands-on, one-on-one approach to leadership and his belief that everyone must take an objective view of their own talents in order to succeed. In March of 2005 Buckingham released his latest book, The One Thing You Need to Know, again, to rave reviews.
Clients Comments
"Marcus Buckingham spoke two weeks ago and there's still so much positive buzz around the office about his presentation. He takes complex things and breaks them down. People said, 'How can I take this and make it happen for me?' People left wanting to do something, wanting to take action."
- Rena Holland, Human Resources, Coca-Cola North America
Topics
- THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Drawing on the ideas from his influential bestselling books, First, Break All the Rules, Now, Discover Your Strengths, and the recently published The One Thing you Need to Know, Buckingham challenges accepted wisdom and shows how the research contradicts some of the most common management practices. Buckingham's presentations take the key points of his books, combined with plenty of great examples from a wide variety of organizations, to show audiences how they can learn from the world's best managers and leaders. A wonderful resource for leaders, managers, and educators, Buckingham shows the link between engaged employees and productivity, profit, customer satisfaction, and the rate of turnover.