Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You Manage by Buckingham, Marcus, Clifton, Donald O. New Edition (2005)

"The keystone of high achievement and happiness is exercising your strengths. This superb book gives you a powerful and accurate way to find out what they are." Martin Seligman, author of Learned Optimism Unfortunately, most of us have little sense of our talents and strengths, much less the ability to build our lives around them. Instead guided by our teachers, parents and managers we become experts in our weaknesses and spend our lives trying to repair these flaws, whilst our strengths lie dormant and neglected. International bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton, chair of the Gallup International Research & Education Centre, have created a revolutionary programme to help readers identify their talents, build them into strengths and enjoy consistent, near-perfect performance. At the heart of the book is the innovative Internet-based StrengthsFinder Profile, access to which is provided by a unique number found in each copy of the book. This Programme introduces thirty-four dominant themes that when combined, can provide an insight into the readers core abilities and how they can be translated into personal and career success.