Book Review – The One Thing You Need To Know
Marcus Buckingham’s latest book, The One Thing You Need to Know: About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success, is a fabulous insight into the nuances of succeeding in leadership, management, and individual efforts.
As my husband said, the “one” thing is pretty long if it takes him 280 pages to talk about it! Really, Buckingham suggests, quite convincingly, that management, leadership, and individual efforts each have a different, over-arching principle that breeds success in its respective area.
He then discusses each principle by using current and familiar case studies, which reveal action steps for improvement. I saw my own strengths and weaknesses in a new light, and I was excited to have simple actions and ideas of where to focus to be a better leader, a more effective manager, and to experience even greater personal improvement.
You should read it…..well, as long as you would like to improve your leadership, management, or life.
Be Free!
Reviewed by Leah Simpson
Thanks for the tip Leah! Consider it added to my list.
Comment by Jeff Caissie — March 12, 2008 @ 11:58 am
A great program done my Marcus where he expands on the idea of leveraging your strengths. A great compliment to ihs library
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Comment by Christine — March 12, 2008 @ 9:13 pm
I agree Christine–leveraging strengths is critical to happy success.
Comment by Leah — March 13, 2008 @ 6:09 pm