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Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow: A Landmark Study of Great Leaders, Teams, and the Reasons Why We Follow

Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow: A Landmark Study of Great Leaders, Teams, and the Reasons Why We Follow

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  • Author：Tom Rath
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Reviews

Dylan Dudlext ，

This book is well organized， allowing readers to quickly jump to relevant sections for their own reflection or as a reference when working with others。 Highly recommend assessing your strengths prior to reading。

Hailey F ，

Nice review when looking for new ways to engage the folks I supervise。 It’s been a while since I’ve dug into strengths finder exercises and this allowed me to think differently about some of our routing meetings / office practices。

Hannah ，

Helpful refresher + reminder that we all grow faster from affirming strengths vs minimizing weaknesses

Reinhard Gaul ，

I do like the Clifton Strengths ideas and way of looking at leadership traits… this particular book from them wasn’t the best tho。 The presentation and writing just didn’t do it for me。 “Yadayada… this one CEO did this one thing one time… yadayada… be yourself… yadayada… buy our personality test… yadayada”

Amy ，

very enlightening。

Megan ，

I was hoping that this book would explain more about the Strengths Finder theory and the research that went into it。 Apparently， this book is the second book in the series， and the first book does explain the theory。 I thought the stories about the four leaders were interesting， but I wanted more detail and explanation for how they used their particular strengths to be better leaders。

Anath lee Wales ，

I really liked it and recommend it for everyone at all levels。Prior to reading many books and with due to my many other personal responsibilities，I couldn't get enough time to really write a personalized review，but this is really a good book you have to read。 I really liked it and recommend it for everyone at all levels。Prior to reading many books and with due to my many other personal responsibilities，I couldn't get enough time to really write a personalized review，but this is really a good book you have to read。 。。。more

Rachel ，

I took the strengths finder test （for my top 5 themes） for a volunteer leadership position。 I found the results themselves enlightening and confidence boosting。 Then， I realized I had this book sitting on a shelf and decided to read it。 It was a quick read with takeaways that made it worthwhile。

Hannah Graham ，

I was given this book （along with the code to take the accompanying strengths test） when I started working for the public library。 I really enjoyed taking and seeing the results of the test， reflecting on how my strengths manifest in my life and work。 I think it is a valuable tool for team building and can be used to determine who you may delegate certain responsibilities to from a management position。 That being said， the content of the book （while valuable） probably could have been condensed i I was given this book （along with the code to take the accompanying strengths test） when I started working for the public library。 I really enjoyed taking and seeing the results of the test， reflecting on how my strengths manifest in my life and work。 I think it is a valuable tool for team building and can be used to determine who you may delegate certain responsibilities to from a management position。 That being said， the content of the book （while valuable） probably could have been condensed into a PowerPoint presentation rather than spread out into a whole book。 Definitely learned from it， but at the end of the day I learned much more from taking the test than I did from reading the book。 。。。more

Katelyn Shappy ，

I did StrengthsFinder in college and now revisiting after a recent change into a managerial role at work。 There’s some good stuff in here if you push passed the fact that a lot of these are sweeping generalizations about people who typically have certain skills and characteristics。 I work in recruitment and workforce development so I’ve seen firsthand that obviously not all employees fall perfectly into an archetype。 The best content in here is the sections on maximizing your team - which I thin I did StrengthsFinder in college and now revisiting after a recent change into a managerial role at work。 There’s some good stuff in here if you push passed the fact that a lot of these are sweeping generalizations about people who typically have certain skills and characteristics。 I work in recruitment and workforce development so I’ve seen firsthand that obviously not all employees fall perfectly into an archetype。 The best content in here is the sections on maximizing your team - which I think is so relevant if you work in a talent/recruitment but is still applicable to most industries。 I would it recommend if you’re wading into a new hiring process or are building out a whole new team - but proceed with caution， at its root this is honestly a personality test。 。。。more

Diana Sung ，

Rath's ideas are straightforward & not really novel， but I am a sucker for a good personality assessment。 Rath's ideas are straightforward & not really novel， but I am a sucker for a good personality assessment。 。。。more

Lisa ，

Read this one for grad school We can all be better at everything we do， especially how we do our jobs。 But if there is one grand message that Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie want to communicate， it is the message that we do not have to be great at everything。 Too often， our work culture asks us to focus on improving our weaknesses， but Rath and Conchie argue that we should focus on knowing our strengths， developing those strengths， building a team of diverse strengths， a Read this one for grad school We can all be better at everything we do， especially how we do our jobs。 But if there is one grand message that Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie want to communicate， it is the message that we do not have to be great at everything。 Too often， our work culture asks us to focus on improving our weaknesses， but Rath and Conchie argue that we should focus on knowing our strengths， developing those strengths， building a team of diverse strengths， and develop our team’s strengths。 When we focus on strengths in the four domains， we can retain employees， increase employee engagement， and help everyone live well-lived lives。 Because a majority of us will have a leadership role in our professional and/or personal lives at some point， Strengths Based Leadership is an Incredibly helpful book for everyone。 。。。more

Marcie ，

This past spring， I received Gallup's Strengths Based Leadership after attending an online PSLA leadership academy。 Late-July I read it on a plane ride home from San Antonio， TX， and I recently made the time to take the online assessment part of the book， "CliftonStrengths Assessment"。 The assessment is named so because Don Clifton is the creator， and he is recognized by the American Psychological Association as the Father of Strengths Psychology。 In 2017 Gallup changed the assessment name from This past spring， I received Gallup's Strengths Based Leadership after attending an online PSLA leadership academy。 Late-July I read it on a plane ride home from San Antonio， TX， and I recently made the time to take the online assessment part of the book， "CliftonStrengths Assessment"。 The assessment is named so because Don Clifton is the creator， and he is recognized by the American Psychological Association as the Father of Strengths Psychology。 In 2017 Gallup changed the assessment name from "StrengthsFinder" to "CliftonStrengths"， in honor of Don Clifton。The book is an easy read。 It is organized into three main sections:*Part I: Investing in Your Strengths*Part II: Maximizing Your Team*Part III: Understanding Why People FollowAdditional resources include:*Taking StrengthsFinder*Leading With Your Strengths: A Guide to the 34 Themes*The ResearchMy approach to Strengths Based Leadership was that it was more an introductory springboard into recognizing and developing personal and professional leadership themes， or traits， in oneself and in others， rather than an in-depth psychological analysis。 Once the assessment is complete， one has access to several online reports that can be viewed or downloaded as 。pdfs:*Your Signature Theme Report*Strengths-Based Leadership Guide*Strengths-Based Leadership Insight Report*Strengths Insight GuideI have yet to read over these reports carefully， but in a quick perusal， there are concepts I relate to， but there was also one statement I did not subscribe to about myself。 When the time allows for a more deliberate reading， it will be interesting to gauge if there are any new insights I procure。 。。。more

Mary Ann Baleva ，

Tom Rath and anything that has something to do with Strengths-Based Gallup anything hasn't disappointed me yet。 It's clear and incredibly concise。 It also took examples and attitudes of what you currently see in the corporate world and fashioned leading-with and leading-those around said examples。 It's a must-read especially if you've already taken the 34-Strong test。 Tom Rath and anything that has something to do with Strengths-Based Gallup anything hasn't disappointed me yet。 It's clear and incredibly concise。 It also took examples and attitudes of what you currently see in the corporate world and fashioned leading-with and leading-those around said examples。 It's a must-read especially if you've already taken the 34-Strong test。 。。。more

Allie Bush ，

I had to read this book for a training course that I am involved in currently。 However， there is an assessment that you get access to find your top Strengths， then the book talked about each of the 4 domains of top Strengths。 So it was interesting to take the assessment then read the book and learn more about your strengths and other strengths that others can possess。

LAMONT D ，

THIS IS MY FIRST EXPOSURE I BELIEVE TO GALLUP'S STRENGTHSFINDER ASSESSMENT。 VERY PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE 4 DOMAINS OF LEADERSHIP STRENGTH （EXECUTING， INFLUENCING， RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND STRATEGIC THINKING）。 THE LAST HALF OF THE BOOK DIVES INTO EACH OF OF THE 34 STRENGTHSFINDER THEMES BY GIVEN THE READER INSIGHTS ON HOW TO BUILD TRUST， SHOW COMPASSION， PROVIDE STABILITY AND CREATE HOPE ALONG WITH HOW TO LEAD OTHERS THAT CONTAIN THAT PARTICULAR STRENGTH。 I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT MY STRENGTHS THIS IS MY FIRST EXPOSURE I BELIEVE TO GALLUP'S STRENGTHSFINDER ASSESSMENT。 VERY PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE 4 DOMAINS OF LEADERSHIP STRENGTH （EXECUTING， INFLUENCING， RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND STRATEGIC THINKING）。 THE LAST HALF OF THE BOOK DIVES INTO EACH OF OF THE 34 STRENGTHSFINDER THEMES BY GIVEN THE READER INSIGHTS ON HOW TO BUILD TRUST， SHOW COMPASSION， PROVIDE STABILITY AND CREATE HOPE ALONG WITH HOW TO LEAD OTHERS THAT CONTAIN THAT PARTICULAR STRENGTH。 I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT MY STRENGTHS ARE BUT PROBABLY SHOULD TAKE THE ASSESSMENT JUST TO CONFIRM AND ALSO TO LEARN HOW TO WORK MORE INTENTIONALLY WITH MY MANAGER AND THOSE AROUND ME IN LEADERSHIP。 。。。more

Ankur Chawla ，

Good read 。。 insightful。

Mandy ，

I am a huge fan of Strengths Finder and strengths psychology。 I’ve been making an effort to do some reading on leadership lately and was thrilled to find a Strengths Based Leadership book。 If you don’t know， Strengths Finder is a personality test that identifies your top 5 themes from a list of 34 possibilities。 My strengths have fluctuated slightly over the years， depending on what’s going on in my life but 3 of my 5 have been consistent with themes of learning， intellection， and achievement pr I am a huge fan of Strengths Finder and strengths psychology。 I’ve been making an effort to do some reading on leadership lately and was thrilled to find a Strengths Based Leadership book。 If you don’t know， Strengths Finder is a personality test that identifies your top 5 themes from a list of 34 possibilities。 My strengths have fluctuated slightly over the years， depending on what’s going on in my life but 3 of my 5 have been consistent with themes of learning， intellection， and achievement present every time I’ve taken the test。 This book dives into how to use your strengths to lead others and how to build on their strengths。 。。。more

Sameer ，

Good book on traits to be a good leader。

Chelsea G。 ，

This was required school reading。 I’d never willingly read books like this。

David Fojtik ，

I re-read this book as part of Gallup strengthfinder course。 As a companion to the course it makes perfect sense， as a stand alone book （ie not part of the course） it does not， therefore 3 stars again。

Nancy Messina ，

So this book was interesting an book， but it really didn’t go into all that much detail。 The most important part was taking the test and then reading the different strengths。 If I had done this with my whole team at work it would have given me a ton of insight into my colleagues but since this was for a class， I only found out about myself。 It was still really interesting and did make me wish my whole team had done it， but I don’t see everyone paying $40 for the test。 It would be a great discuss So this book was interesting an book， but it really didn’t go into all that much detail。 The most important part was taking the test and then reading the different strengths。 If I had done this with my whole team at work it would have given me a ton of insight into my colleagues but since this was for a class， I only found out about myself。 It was still really interesting and did make me wish my whole team had done it， but I don’t see everyone paying $40 for the test。 It would be a great discussion starter though and could really be useful for teams that want to find ways to better work together。 。。。more

Erica ，

This book is a great resource if you want to learn more about your strength finder identified strengths in the context of leadership; however， this book costs too much $$。

Alessandra ，

This was a great book to go along with the strengths finders test results！ It was a quick read， and helps me to understand my leadership style a bit more。 Futuristic / Competition / Command / Significance / Strategic

Cassidy ，

Of all the “personality” tests I’ve taken， I had the most disagreements on aspects of this one; however， in discussions with my team and reviewing the book， I found some merit in a few of my attributes。 The first half of the book was very insightful and where I’ll pull the majority of my lessons。

Adrienne Michetti ，

So many people have left negative reviews for this book， which leaves me a bit dumbfounded！ While I did not find this book groundbreaking， I certainly found it useful。 The book's structure might be a bit non-traditional for a leadership text so I am wondering if that is it。 Before I say anything further， I should add that unless you have already taken （and paid for） the StrengthsFinder Test online， you must purchase a physical copy of this book。 Otherwise， this book won't be so helpful。 It assum So many people have left negative reviews for this book， which leaves me a bit dumbfounded！ While I did not find this book groundbreaking， I certainly found it useful。 The book's structure might be a bit non-traditional for a leadership text so I am wondering if that is it。 Before I say anything further， I should add that unless you have already taken （and paid for） the StrengthsFinder Test online， you must purchase a physical copy of this book。 Otherwise， this book won't be so helpful。 It assumes you already know what your top 5 strengths are， and that you're reading this book to understand how you might apply them to leadership。The first part of the book is case studies。 Several real-life leaders are profiled and many narratives ensue about how they used their particular strengths to be the best leaders possible。 I found this fascinating， even when their strengths were different from mine。 What's key here is being consistent and authentic to your strengths。 Part 2 is about Maximizing your Team -- essential reading for anyone who manages or leads others， but of course now with a lense of using your strengths for this。 No two leaders will do this the same way， but there are some core tenets worth considering。 How they manifest for you will depend on your strengths！Part 3 is understanding why people follow， and this is where Gallup's research really comes to the fore。 The key areas of building trust， showing compassion， and creating hope are explained in more depth using Gallup data。 Linking this to strengths is also useful， because a great leader can do all of these in so many different ways。 And then -- the final section is where it gets personal。 All the strengths are listed and you can find your own， where there are super specific tips about how to leverage that specific strength to build trust， show compassion， and create hope。 Of course， as a leader you will have to create systems and methods to do this yourself， but having the blueprint or cheatsheet is super helpful。 It has given me a lot to think about not only for my own leadership but also how I consider developing others as leaders。 This book won't change your life or make you an insta-leader but it will give you lots to consider as a springboard for what aspects of your leadership to focus on。 And here's the best part -- what you should focus on isn't what you're "worst" at。。。 focus on those strengths and you'll be a better leader （at least if Gallup's research shows one thing， that's it！）。 。。。more

Leo Cisneros ，

I like this book cause you understand about why people follow， some factors and essentials for leadership and story’s from CEO’s， Director’s， among others and how they applied their strengths to develop and grow up their company’s。 Also you can identify your top 5 strengths and know how to use it in the 4 domains of why people follow that are: Hope Compassion Stability Trust

Jack ，

Read this for a law school class。 Bound to become a favorite of mine。 This bucks the idea that leaders need to be “well-rounded” or good at everything all the time。 Instead， this book （and the Strengths test you can take in conjunction with it） advocate for playing to your strengths as a leader。 I plan on coming back to this again and again to remind myself what I am good at and how to maximize my and others’ strengths。

Brian Kramp ，

I bought this book just to get access to the Strengths Finder code it contains。 The book is very short and not necessarily worth reading。 I liked the following thoughts:A leader needs to know his strengths as a carpenter knows his tools。 What great leaders have in common is that each truly knows her strengths， and can call on the right strength at the right time。 This explains why there is no definitive list of the characteristics that describe all leaders。I found that I am strong in the Analyti I bought this book just to get access to the Strengths Finder code it contains。 The book is very short and not necessarily worth reading。 I liked the following thoughts:A leader needs to know his strengths as a carpenter knows his tools。 What great leaders have in common is that each truly knows her strengths， and can call on the right strength at the right time。 This explains why there is no definitive list of the characteristics that describe all leaders。I found that I am strong in the Analytical strength （OK， I knew this）， and the following points are very useful for people who work with me。If you are explaining a decision that has already been made to this person， remember to lay out the logic of the decision very clearly。 To you， it may feel as though you are overexplaining things， but for her， this level of detail is essential if she is to commit to the decision。 Remember that this person has a need for exact， well-researched numbers。 Never try to pass shoddy data to her as credible evidence。 You will not always agree with this person， but always take her point of view seriously。 She has probably thought through her points very carefully。 。。。more

Ulana ，

This book discussed the strengths of good leaders， and how they should build trust， show compassion， provide stability， and create hope。 Each person has strengths that they can build upon。 It discusses each one。

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