Review of First, Break All the Rules

Written by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman...

• Includes 12 questions for measuring workplace strength.


• Always draw the best from the people around you.


• Select for talent to get the right person.


• Define the right outcomes to make clear expectations


• Focus on strengths to expand and motivate the person


• Find the right fit to develop them

Facets of Selection

• Knowledge - information and awareness (factual or experiential)


• Skill - how to do something, trainable, basics


• Talent - hardwired patterns: why (motivations), how (thinking patterns)
  and who (people/ relationships)


• Also look at competencies, habits, attitudes and drive


• Spend the most time with your best people


• Handle weaknesses: create a support system (like spectacles), find
  a partner to help or find an alternative role.


• Clues to talent - rapid learning, personal satisfactions

Keys to Talent

Outcome focus; Value world-class performance in every role; Study the
best; Teach the language of greatness.

Selection

Striving	Relating	Thinking
Achiever Kinesthetic Stamina Competition Desire Competence Belief Mission Service Ethics Vision	Woo Empathy Relator Multirelator/ networker Interpersonal intelligence Individualised perception/ different perspective Developer Stimulator Team Positivity Persuasion Command Activator Courage	Focus Discipline Arranger Work orientation Gestalt Responsibilty Concept Performance orientation Strategic thinking Business thinking Problem solving Formulation Numerical Creativity