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    <body><![CDATA[In this volume, Buckingham quite correctly emphasizes (a) knowing what one’s personal strengths are and then (b) leveraging them to achieve desirable results, whatever the nature and extent of those results may be. He is one of several past or current executives within The Gallup Organization who ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31154138">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[it was WAYYY better than his past books. much more action oreinted. really gave some usable tools and ways to review your week, month, and quarter. I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to explore how they can make their current job better, or figure out what they were meant to do...the vign...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65234165">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The most useful of the books about the Clifton Strengths finder.  Although it probably helped having read some of the other associated work, and being at an organization that uses this work.  Not sure that I'll actually follow the suggested program, but it does give me something to aim towards.  Mos...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47811998">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As a career advisor, I like Buckingham's approach to skills and strengths. I liked this book very much and I recommend it to all of my colleagues and students, as well as my clients. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting concept.  Reminds me of the story of the duck trying to teach the rabbit to fly (or something like that)  I listened to this one.  I listen most of the time these days!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Yawn. Same as the last book by the fabulous Marcus Buckingham. Why does it take him so many pages to make a point? And then, I disagree with half his points!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[it's good as far as self-help books, but i'm not too much of a fan of self-help books. ]]></body>
    
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