StandOut 2.0

assess your strengths. find your edge. win at …

Marcus Buckingham

211 pages  |  ~6 hrs

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StandOut 2.0

assess your strengths. find your edge. win at work

By Marcus Buckingham

In a world where conventional wisdom recognizes the power of building on strengths, most organizations remain trapped in outdated systems that focus on fixing weaknesses rather than amplifying what people do best. Marcus Buckingham exposes this fundamental disconnect between progressive management thinking and everyday workplace practices, revealing how performance reviews, training programs, and development systems continue to emphasize remedial approaches that drain rather than energize human potential.

StandOut 2.0 emerges as both diagnosis and cure for this organizational crisis. Buckingham provides readers with practical tools to identify and leverage their unique strengths while offering team leaders the resources to unlock their group's collective power. The book centers around a comprehensive assessment that reveals your most dominant strengths, accompanied by personalized insights delivered weekly to help you perform at your peak.

Beyond individual development, this approach transforms how teams operate. Leaders gain access to dashboard tools that illuminate each member's strengths profile, enabling more strategic decisions about roles and responsibilities. The system includes performance management resources designed around strengths rather than deficiencies, featuring check-in tools for tracking priorities and engagement, survey capabilities for understanding team dynamics, and evaluation methods that capture real-time performance levels.

For those seeking to align their professional growth with their authentic capabilities, StandOut 2.0 offers a pathway to career advancement rooted in self-awareness and genuine contribution rather than conformity to generic standards.

What You'll Discover

  • Find lasting motivation and inspiration
  • Explore Business & economics / leadership
  • Explore Psychological aspects
  • Explore Business & economics / management
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  • Explore Performance
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Topics

Employee motivation Business & economics / leadership Psychological aspects Business & economics / management Hf5549.5.m63 b833 2015 Performance BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Sel027000 bus030000 bus071000 bus041000 Business & economics / human resources & personnel management Self-help / personal growth / success SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management Creative ability in business Ability Success BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership 650.1 Performance--psychological aspects

Details

Published
2015
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN-13
9781633690745
ISBN-10
1633690741
Pages
211
Language
EN