Nearly a decade ago Gallup unveiled the results of a landmark 30-year research project that
ignited a global conversation on the topic of strengths. More than 3 million people have since
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 million work 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 the most important leader in their life.
In "Strengths Based Leadership " #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Tom Rath and renowned
leadership consultant Barry Conchie reveal the results of this research. Based on their
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. As you read "Strengths Based Leadership " you ll hear firsthand accounts from some
of the most successful organizational leaders in recent history from the founder of Teach For
America to the president of The Ritz-Carlton as they discuss how their unique strengths have
driven their success. Filled with novel research and actionable ideas "Strengths Based
Leadership" will give you a new road map for leading people toward a better future. A unique
access code allows you to take a new leadership version of Gallup s StrengthsFinder program.
The new version of this program provides you with 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. "
