Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow

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By: Tom Rath

“More than a decade ago, Gallup unveiled the results of a landmark 30-year research project that ignited a global conversation on the topic of strengths. Since then, more than 11 million people have taken Gallup’s StrengthsFinder assessment, which forms the core of several books on this topic, including the # 1 international bestseller StrengthsFinder 2.0.

In recent years while continuing to learn more about strengths, Gallup scientists have also been examining decades of data on the topic of leadership. They studied more than 1 millionwork teams, conducted more than 20,000 in-depth interviews with leaders, and even interviewed more than 10,000 followers around the world to ask exactly why they followed to most important leader in their life.

Gallup reveals to results of this research in Strengths Based Leadership. Based on Gallup’s discoveries, the book identifies three keys to being a more effective leader: knowing your strengths and investing in others’ strengths, getting people with the right strengths on your team, and understanding and meeting the four basic needs of those who look to you for leadership.”