Marcus Buckingham

Marcus Buckingham is a highly respected published English author, business consultant, and motivational speaker. He is well-known for his research and publications on maximizing personal strengths and understanding the differences between leadership and management. Buckingham has challenged traditional social theory and has become a leading authority on employee productivity and the practices of leading and managing.

Buckingham's work focuses on the idea that companies and individuals can increase efficiency and personal growth by cultivating strengths rather than improving weaknesses. He has spent years interviewing thousands of employees and has developed the StrengthsFinder exam to help people identify their signature themes and personal strengths in the workplace. His theory, which he calls the “strengths revolution,” has been widely embraced by corporations such as Toyota, Coca-Cola, and Disney.

In addition to his work as an author and consultant, Buckingham is a highly sought-after speaker who has addressed more than 250,000 people around the globe each year. He has been profiled in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. Buckingham is a graduate of Cambridge University, where he earned a master's degree in Social and Political Science.

Buckingham is a global researcher and the world’s authority on what the most effective leaders and highest-performing people do differently. He is the New York Times best-selling author of two of the most popular business books of all time, First, Break all the Rules, and Now, Discover Your Strengths. He is also the creator of the StandOut strengths assessment and the co-creator of StrengthsFinder. His strengths assessments have been completed by over 25 million people worldwide. He is currently the Head of People + Performance at the ADP Research Institute.