Jordan Rippy

Marcus Buckingham is a researcher and an author. This talk is based on his most
recent book, Go Put Your Strengths to Work. Here are some take-aways from his session.

• Marcus has a sweet accent.
• “Build on your strengths and manage around your weaknesses.”
• “All greatness is local.”
• “At work, do you have an opportunity to do what you do best everyday.”
• “What percentage of a typical day do you spend playing to your strengths?”
• “Put your own oxygen masks on first before your charge around trying to help everyone else.”
• “Your strengths are not things that you are good at. You may be able and good at doing something that you hate doing. That is a weakness, because when you complete the activity you feel weaker.”
• “We have a whole generation of young people that are growing up being characterized by who they aren’t. It’ why we focus on the F and not the A.”
• “We should focus on strengths because we will get the most return for our investment.”