Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams and Why People Follow

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After the bestseller, StrengthsFinder 2.0, authors TomRath and co-author Barry Conchie give readers yet another gem. Strengths Based Leadership - Great Leaders Teams and Why People Follow is a blueprint for the people who aspire to be leaders in their respective fields. Among other insights, the book is filled with inspiring success stories and a list of strategies on how to realize unique qualities that are hidden in you. The first half of the book combines key findings by Gallup scientists on the topic of leadership. The Gallup team ran a series of interviews of nearly 10000 followers across the globe to understand the reasons why certain leaders are idolized and popular amongst their followers. Another survey was conducted on over a million work teams with detailed interviews of over 20,000 leaders. In addition to Gallup’s findings and statistics, the book provides illustrative examples that explain the psychology behind great leaders, their style of leadership, their teams and the reasons why people follow them. Through this book, the authors aim at encouraging people to recognise their strengths, be aware of their weaknesses and know the needs of their followers. They showcase many examples of people pertaining to various fields and highlight the fact that a person’s unique skills and talents are the major reasons for their heightened success. Readers are alsoencouraged to take the the Web-based StrengthsFinder assessment and how the 34 StrengthsFinder traits can address their followers’ needs. The book has been hailed as a treasure box of insights for anyone who wishes to read about Leadership. It received positive comments from many people, including Richard Platt, Intel’s Global Innovation Program Manager and Senior Instructor for Innovation Methods. 

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Tom Rath is a Gallup Global Practice Leader and has authored many bestsellers. Rath’s books have found a mention in the bestselling list of Wall Street Journal over a 100 times. He has been in the Gallup team for over 14 years and heads the Leadership and Research Consulting wing. Tom Rath has authored popular bestsellers like Strength Finder 2.0 How Full is Your Bucket? He currently lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Ashley. Barry Conchie is a popular leadership consultant, and is sought after by CEOs around the globe to help them frame talent strategies that boost performance. He heads Executive Leadership Consulting with his immense global leadership experience at Gallup. Barry currently resides in Maryland along with his two children and wife.