Strengths Based Leadership (Brand New Copies Include Access Code)

Tom Rath and Barry Conchie's 'Strengths Based Leadership' is a transformative book that offers profound insights into leadership and team dynamics. This book builds on the strengths-based approach popularized by Gallup, focusing on identifying and leveraging individuals' strengths to drive leadership success. What sets this book apart is its emphasis on the unique qualities that make great leaders, rather than trying to fix weaknesses. Rath and Conchie provide compelling research and real-world examples to illustrate how leaders can maximize their own strengths and those of their team members to achieve exceptional results. I found the concept of 'StrengthsFinder' particularly enlightening; it helps readers discover their top strengths and understand how to apply them effectively in leadership roles. The book is well-organized, with practical advice and actionable strategies that leaders can implement immediately. Whether you're a new leader looking to understand your leadership style or a seasoned executive seeking to enhance team performance, 'Strengths Based Leadership' offers valuable insights and tools to inspire and empower. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in developing a strengths-based approach to leadership." This review highlights the book's strengths-based approach to leadership, practical insights backed by research, clarity in presentation, and its potential to transform leadership styles and team dynamics, making it essential reading for anyone in a leadership position or aspiring to lead effectively.

If you want an honest and direct approach to leadership, Rath and Conchie will give it to you, along with solid proof of its effectiveness. Before reading this book, I must admit that I used to envision the typical leader archetype as someone who was skilled at nearly everything, but this book extinguishes that notion right from the very first page by bluntly stating "the greatest misconception of all is that of the well-rounded leader." Instead, their main proposition they present is to exercise an individualized style of leadership, which will yield higher rates of success in all aspects of organizational life. One of the main sources of evidence for their arguments is the StrengthsFinder, a test that evaluates an individual's strengths and compiles these to highlight one of four domains: executing, influencing, relationship building, and strategic thinking. I found this to be particularly useful, not only because they give you an access code so you can take the test yourself, but also by the way they proceed to chronicle the unique experiences of four individuals, and how each have been successful using vastly different approaches, coinciding with their domain. Each story is remarkable and inspiring, yet is recounted in such way that makes them relatable, not larger than life. For instance, Wendy Kopp, the "executor," after pacing back and forth about what to do after graduation from Princeton, decides to simply take an issue she saw needed fixed, educational inequity, and run with it. She now is the CEO of Teach for America. What is truly thought-provoking about this book is not the theories and studies about leadership, which can frankly get a bit dry. Not only do Rath and Conchie give useable tools to sculpt your leadership techniques, but they also provide you with personal stories from authentic leaders, which makes it all seem attainable.

Following in a long line of Strengths focused texts, Rath and Conchie’s Strengths Based Leadership is a concise guide to how leaders and teams can best leverage their individual and combined strengths to effectively operate an organization. Based on the research of Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D., the text and its associated Strengths Finder poll code allow the purchaser to identify and consider personal and team strengths when making important decisions. These are further organized by larger domains that help teams understand balance and diversity of their perspective. As an educator, I have had the opportunity to work with the strengths framework both in the teaching and leadership contexts as well as to teach students that took the connected Strengths Explorer poll. As a result, I frequently find myself revisiting sections of the text as it reads well both from an overview of strengths as well as a reference tool. In fact, the latter half of the text is largely devoted to tips on leading with…(complete with one of the 34 strengths). Published in 2009, a few of the introductory narratives about well known leaders and their strengths could use to be updated, but sections on how to maximize your team and understand why people follow leaders continue to be relevant and amongst this book's most valuable elements. In fact, the previously mentioned “leading with…” section is organized firstly by the strengths, but also by four broad criteria commonly identified for why people follow a leader. I would certainly recommend Strengths Based Leadership and continue to use it both when developing strong, cohesive teams, and as a valuable tool in framing not only my or my team’s strengths when making decisions, but also in understanding how those with other strengths (particularly those not represented in the team's "top 5" might view decisions and how best to engage their strengths and talents to support the organization.

Excelente libro para todas aquellas personas que tienen a cargo personal o si son dueños de algún negocios, es en inglés y es muy técnico, así que aquellas personas que hablan español para que lo tomen en cuenta...

this book has outstanding theories and suggestions. reading it is very easy and intersting. appropiate for any natural business leader.

I am a great fan of this book and the Positive Psychology School of thought generally. This book helps create a corportate lexicon that allows people to accept and encourage others Strengths - allowing people to flourish and develop to reach their potentiol. I have found it a really helpful philosophy for my Senior Team.

Another great book from the author.

Livro excelente de liderança e que o leitor extrairá valiosas lições na arte de lidar com pessoas realçando seus talentos. Recomendo!!