Marcus Buckingham is the leader of The Gallup Organization's twenty-year effort to identify the core characteristics of great managers and workplaces. He is also a senior lecturer in Gallup's Leadership Institute.
As a senior consultant for the Gallup Organization, he has spent the last decade helping clients find and motivate their most talented employees. He is co-author of the best seller First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently. The largest study of its kind, the book reveals practices that oppose conventional wisdom when it comes to successful managerial behavior. His latest book, Now, Discover Your Strengths draws from the same study and focuses on key professional characteristics to help the reader identify their own hidden talents.
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently