Young and Profiting with Hala Taha
Business:Entrepreneurship
FINALLY understand your strengths!
In today’s episode, we are chatting with Marcus Buckingham, a best-selling author, motivational speaker and business consultant. He spent two decades at Gallup helping co-create the StrengthsFinder tool and is now CEO of his own coaching firm, The Marcus Buckingham Company as well as currently leading the ADP Research Institute. Marcus has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, The Today Show, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
In this episode, we chat about the differences between strengths and weaknesses, how to build up your strengths, and understand how to take feedback. We’ll then talk more about the uniqueness of every person on a team, how teams can work to build on their strengths, the best qualities of managers, and Marcus’ vision of the future of work.
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Timestamps:
00:43 - Difference Between Strengths and Weaknesses
02:37 - How to Understand Your Strengths and Weaknesses
06:06 - How to Build Up Your Strengths
12:22 - Are Weaknesses Related to Strengths?
18:57 - Understanding Feedback and Reactions
25:29 - Facts About 360 Feedback
32:15 - The Uniqueness of Each Person
35:52 - How a Team Can Work on Their Strengths
42:58 - Best Qualities of Managers
51:56 - How to Identify Leaders
55:45 - COVID Engagement Research
1:03:05 - The Future of Work
1:11:14 - Marcus’ Secret to Profiting in Life
Mentioned In The Episode:
Marcus’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-buckingham/
Marcus’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcusbuckingham
Marcus’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwbuckingham
Marcus’ Website: https://www.marcusbuckingham.com/
Marcus’ Research Organization: https://www.adpri.org/
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