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Nine Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World

Nine Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World

By Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall

Strengths guru and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Cisco Team Intelligence head Ashley Goodall call out nine big lies running through our organizational lives, reveal the core truths of the real world of work, and inspire freethinking leaders everywhere. Provocative, cogent argument from bestselling author and practitioner coauthor.

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Book Information

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Publish Date: 04/02/2019
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781633696303
ISBN-10: 1633696308
Language: English

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Strengths guru and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham and Cisco Team Intelligence head Ashley Goodall call out nine big lies running through our organizational lives, reveal the core truths of the real world of work, and inspire freethinking leaders everywhere.

  • Provocative, cogent argument from bestselling author and practitioner coauthor.
  • Witty, engaging narrative from two smart Brits.
  • Supported by vivid examples and current research.
  • Integrated with author/HBR community-building efforts.

Audience: Broad general audience of managers across industries and sectors, skewing a bit toward readers with an interest in talent, leadership development, performance measurement.

About the Authors

For over twenty-five years, Marcus Buckingham has been the world's leading researcher on strengths and human performance, as well as an entrepreneur, founding the strengths-based leadership development firm The Marcus Buckingham Company.

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Marcus Buckingham is a global researcher and thought leader focused on unlocking people's strengths, increasing their performance, and pioneering the future of how people work. He is head of all people and performance research at the ADP Research Institute and the author of several bestselling books, including StandOut Learn More

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