Overview
In Strengths-Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow, authors Tom Rath and Barry Conchie dive into the critical factors that make leaders effective and why people are drawn to follow them. Using groundbreaking research from Gallup, this book explores how leaders can leverage their unique strengths to build high-performing teams and foster environments where people are motivated to perform at their best.
The book identifies the core strengths that great leaders consistently demonstrate, such as trust-building, empowerment, and an ability to inspire. Drawing from Gallup’s extensive studies of thousands of leaders worldwide, Rath and Conchie offer actionable insights into how individuals can develop and apply their own leadership strengths, creating organizations where individuals are more engaged, productive, and connected to their work.
Key Features and Benefits:
- Data-Driven Insights: The book is grounded in Gallup’s global research, providing a data-rich foundation to help leaders understand the dynamics of high-performing teams.
- Strengths-Based Approach: It emphasizes the importance of focusing on personal strengths rather than weaknesses, showing how leaders can use their strengths to empower others.
- Practical Tools and Strategies: Readers will find actionable tips, exercises, and case studies that offer clear guidance on how to implement strengths-based leadership in their organizations.
- Focus on Team Dynamics: Learn how to build teams that complement each other's strengths, leading to improved collaboration, creativity, and results.
- Comprehensive Leadership Framework: Provides a deep dive into how to develop leadership capacity through the lens of strengths, trust, and team engagement.
- Exclusive Access to Gallup’s StrengthsFinder Program: A unique access code allows you to take a new leadership version of Gallup’s StrengthsFinder program. This updated version of the program provides specific strategies for leading with your top five strengths and enables you to plot the strengths of your team based on the four domains of leadership strength revealed in the book.
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- A perfect fit for leadership development programs, HR departments, and organizational training initiatives
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- Accessible, thought-provoking, and practical — making it a key resource for both new and seasoned leaders
For organizations looking to cultivate engaged and successful teams, Strengths-Based Leadership offers both the research and the tools to create a leadership culture where individuals thrive, feel valued, and, ultimately, deliver results. This book is essential for leaders at all levels who want to make a lasting, positive impact in their organizations.
This book title, Strengths Based Leadership (Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow), ISBN: 9781595620255, by Gallup, published by Gallup Press (January 6, 2009) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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