Product Details

• Hardcover: 266 pages
• Publisher: Gallup Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595620257
• ISBN-13: 978-1595620255
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Editorial Reviews From the Publisher A unique access code (enclosed in the back of this book) allows you to take anew leadership version of Gallup’s StrengthsFinder program. The new version ofthis program provides you with specific strategies for leading with your topfive strengths and enables you to plot the strengths of your team based on thefour domains of leadership strength revealed in the book. Key findings from _Strengths Based Leadership_: The most effective leaders are always investing in strengths. In the workplace, when an organization’s leadership fails to focus on individuals’ strengths, the odds of an employee being engaged are a dismal 1 in 11 (9%). But when an organization’s leadership focuses on the strengths of its employees, the odds soar to almost 3 in 4 (73%). When leaders focus on and invest in their employees’ strengths, the odds of each person being engaged goes up eightfold. The most effective leaders surround themselves with the right people and then maximize their team. While the best leaders are not well-rounded, the best teams are. Strong, cohesive teams have a representation of strengths in each of these four domains: executing, influencing, relationship building, and strategic thinking. The most effective leaders understand their followers’ needs. People follow leaders for very specific reasons. When we asked thousands of followers, they were able to describe exactly what they need from a leader with remarkable clarity: trust, compassion, stability, and hope. From the Inside Flap Nearly a decade ago, Gallup unveiled the results of a landmark 30-yearresearch project that ignited a global conversation on the topic of strengths.More than 3 million people have since taken Gallup’s StrengthsFinderassessment, which forms the core of several books on this topic, including the1 international bestseller _StrengthsFinder 2.0_. In recent years, while continuing to about strengths, Gallupscientists have also been examining decades of data on the topic ofleadership. They studied more than 1 million work teams, conducted more than20,000 in-depth interviews with leaders, and even interviewed more than 10,000followers around the world to ask exactly _why_ they followed the mostimportant leader in their life. In _Strengths Based Leadership_, 1 _New York Times_ bestselling author TomRath and renowned leadership consultant Barry Conchie reveal the results ofthis research. Based on their discoveries, the book identifies three keys tobeing a more effective leader: knowing your strengths and investing in others’strengths, getting people with the right strengths on your team, andunderstanding and meeting the four basic needs of those who look to you forleadership. As you read _Strengths Based Leadership_, you’ll hear firsthand accounts fromsome of the most successful organizational leaders in recent history, from thefounder of Teach For America to the president of The Ritz-Carlton, as theydiscuss how their unique strengths have driven their success. Filled withnovel research and actionable ideas, _Strengths Based Leadership_ will giveyou a new road map for leading people toward a better future. A unique access code allows you to take a new leadership version of Gallup’sStrengthsFinder program. The new version of this program provides you withspecific strategies for leading with your top five strengths and enables youto plot the strengths of your team based on the four domains of leadershipstrength revealed in the book. See all Editorial Reviews