Strong Action I haven't posted for almost two weeks because, as a Creator (in StandOut language) it's taken me awhile to try to make sense of everything I'm seeing, and to decide on how best I can help. Perhaps you've felt the same way. Racism in this country is so Read More The post Strong Action appeared first on Marcus Buckingham.

How to Rally Each StandOut Role Last week on Instagram LIVE, the focus was on teams: how to build them, and how to get the best out of them. This Friday, May 15th at noon PDT, I'll be taking your questions and continuing the Teams discussion. I hope to see Read More The post How to Rally Each StandOut Role appeared first on Marcus Buckingham.

The Negativity Bias Why are we so drawn to what's wrong in the world, or in us? Yes, obviously, during times like this we all need to stay informed and be realistic about the challenges we face; but still, it sure seems like most of our news, and most of Read More The post Negativity Bias appeared first on Marcus Buckingham.

The Gift of StandOut You love your family and friends. You are a leader who wants to lead better. You are a colleague wanting to deepen connections with your team ~ so please, please take advantage of the Gift of StandOut. Our current situation is really disorienting and Read More The post The Gift of StandOut appeared first on Marcus Buckin...

If You Lead People Today, Do These 5 Things Most of us woke up Monday morning to a very different reality from what we were expecting last month - or even last week. Children home from school or university, entire companies working from home, families self-quarantining - and yet somehow, Read More The post If You Lead People Today Do These 5 Th...

How to Throw Out Performance Reviews So, you've heard that performance ratings aren't a reliable measure of performance (or anything, really), and your company has decided to get rid of them. And then, most likely, your company realized that they still need a way to measure their people so they Read More The post How to Throw Out Performance Re...

Defining Strengths If you've ever struggled with applying your strengths in the world, or wondered if you even had any strengths. If you've ever questioned what your strengths are, or built a career around something that you're good at, but don't necessarily enjoy. If you haven't expressed your unique voice Read More The post Defining Strengths...

LEARN MORE ABOUT STANDOUT STUDENT SIGN ME UP In 2000, Don Clifton and I wrote Now, Discover Your Strengths, which introduced the world to the Strengthsfinder Assessment. About a decade later, and in honor of the late Don Clifton who, next to my father, was the wisest, most influential figure in my Read More The post StandOut Student Research...

Start Now It's funny how the world works sometimes. You have an intention, you make something to follow through on that intention, and sometimes you even achieve what you intended to do.But occasionally, you put something out there into the world and somebody else grabs it, and they do something with Read More The post Start Now appeared first o...

Some of you know this already. Others of you do not. Except for friends and family and close colleagues, I've stayed silent. A few weeks ago, I was invited on John Maxwell's Live2Lead stage to speak. The night before the event, John invited me to dinner and we had a good Read More The post The Speech I Never Intended to Give appeared first on...