My career expertise is as a psychometrician - somebody who builds tests to measure personality. Companies would employ me to build interviews to measure the talents of people before they were hired. Marcus Buckingham buildcareercompany Change image and share on social
I do still get extremely nervous before speeches. My biggest fear is that I'll be standing there in front of hundreds of people and be incapable of talking. I'm afraid that I'll make a complete fool of myself and be unable to go on. Marcus Buckingham afraidbigcomplete share on social
Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised how many people simply list everything they've ever done. Convey your passion and link your strengths to measurable results. Employers and interviewers love concrete data. Marcus Buckingham concreteconveycover share on social
Born of the impossibly varied options we have to amuse ourselves, cutting-edge companies are finding innovative ways to tailor our entertainment choices to who we are, relieving us of the burden of finding the diamond in the rough of 500 TV channels or thousands of movies and music albums released every year. Marcus Buckingham albumbearburden share on social
It's odd that I'm a big name in America and not known in Britain. Marcus Buckingham americabigbritain Change image and share on social
Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths. Marcus Buckingham buildcorporationhelp Change image and share on social
Gen Y is really quite distinct from Gen X; it's really self-involved and very narcissistic - their cameras are filled with pictures of themselves; Facebook, it's about me. It's a generation that's been pampered by their parents and their schools, given prizes for just taking part. Marcus Buckingham cameradistinctfacebook share on social
I think a good business book has one coherent idea that is richly played out. Marcus Buckingham bookbusinesscoherent Change image and share on social
The best way to find out whether you're on the right path? Stop looking at the path. Marcus Buckingham findpathstop Change image and share on social
American culture is CEO obsessed. We celebrate the hard-charging heroes and mythologize the iconoclastic visionaries. Those people are important. Marcus Buckingham americancelebrateceo Change image and share on social