StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths (Hardcover)

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StrengthsFinder 2.0

DO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST EVERY DAYChances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped.

From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths.To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths.

The book spent more than five years on the bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder helped millions to discover their top five talents.In its latest national bestseller, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment, language of 34 themes, and much more (see below for details). While you can read this book in one sitting, you'll use it as a reference for decades.

Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this new book and accompanying website will change the way you look at yourself -- and the world around you -- forever.

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NEW & UPGRADED EDITION OF STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0(using the unique access code included with each book)* A new and upgraded edition of the StrengthsFinder assessment* A personalized Strengths Discovery and Action-Planning Guide for applying your strengths in the next week, month, and year* A more customized version of your top five theme report* 50 Ideas for Action (10 strategies for building on each of your top five themes)* The more user-friendly StrengthsFinder 2.0 companion website, with a strengths community area, library of downloadable discussion guides and activities, a strengths screensaver, and a program for creating display cards of your top five themes  

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StrengthsFinder 2.0

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    StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths (Hardcover)

  • Author:Tom Rath
  • ISBN:159562015X
  • ISBN-13:9781595620156, 978-1595620156
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publishing Date: -
  • Publisher: GALLUP PRESS
  • Number of Pages: 1 pages
  • Language: English
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StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths (Hardcover)

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The book was delivered without any delay and in perfect condition. Very pleased with the purchase and service! Thanks
Strength from your Strengths
This is a very simply written guide to getting you to understand and focus on your strengths, rather than the negatives which are normally focussed on. After reading a short introductory section, you use a unique code enveloped at the back of the book to answer questions on-line to determine your key strengths. You then use the rest of the book to read about your each of your key strengths - enabling you to dip in and dip out of the different strengths. This works particularly well if a whole team go through the process, allowing you to map out a team's strengths and play to people's different skill sets.
A little more than a code!
Having read some of the only a code reviews I have to disagree. I definitely feel that you need to read the book "first, break all the rules" to fully appreciate the ideas behind the test. The test itself is extremely accurate and there is a section which gives ideas on how you can become a more productive manager and to fully work on your strengths or "talents" as they like to call them. For those who feel that they haven't given enough of what to do with the information, Gallup have recently published "12: The Elements of Great Managing", this book is full of working examples of how the 12 question survey of gallups can be implemented.

In all I'd say that the book is worth it's cost (JUST ABOUT FOR THE TEST) but if you are looking for a deep insight stick with first break all the rules. If you are a person who needs step by step instruction on how to implement everything then couple it with the book 12. If you are already a capable manager... my advice: Simply do the test, read the results and then take the advice.
Strengthsfinder 2.0
I bought this as a contination of their earlier vetsion which I did about four years ago. Interestingly, 4 out of my 5 strengths remained the same, and the new one could be argued the toss for the other. This is an excellent tool for team building (as a group)and for understanding yourself as an individual and member of a team. This book is also useful for the entire spectrum of managers from front line employees to senior managers.Strengthsfinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now Discover Your Strengths
Useful easy read
This has been a useful little book. It takes a positive approach on one's capacity rather than focusing on what your're lacking. That is refreshing. The online test was good although the time limit became a little irritating as I was not alone in the room and missed several questions because I was interrupted. Lock yourself away before starting the test!
Strengths
A good general review of our strengths, but it would be more helpful if the test results also included our five biggest weaknesses.
Strengths Finder 2.0
Strengths Finder 2.0 offers a fresh perspective on working to improve our weaknesses vs. mastering our strengths. The format is easy to read, the content interesting, and the message enlightening. I would most certainly recommend it to others. One word of caution however...I ordered a "gently used" book from Amazon. And while the book was in GREAT condition, it did not come with the online code in the back. (You want the online code to take advantage of the research behind the book). Long story short, I was trying to be "green" by purchasing a "gently used" book, and now I will be purchasing the book again to get the online code.
Took the test twice and only one talent remained the same!
The main concepts of the book can be summarized in 4 pages or gleaned from the reviews here, but what you are really paying for is a one time chance to take the online test to assess your strengths.

Unfortunately Gallup provides only your top 5 strengths without providing your actual score or an indication of how they measure relative to general population. Their claim is that telling you the score will distract you from the value of the strength and that only the top 5 strengths matter. I suspect the real reason is that they don't want to let anyone reverse engineer the test and find out how the scoring is done.

All this would still be fine by me if test scores were not important. But that is not the case. I took the test twice just to verify the publisher's premises that the results don't vary much based on your mood or from one test to another. As it turns out only one of the top 5 traits in the test existed in both results. The other 4 out of 5 were not shared. This makes the test of limited value.

To be fair, there was a common thread between the two sets of tests. For example in one test I was the "Futurist" who is concerned with "What if..." and "Wouldn't it be interesting if..." type of scenarios. In another test my strength was "Ideation" that is the ability to bring fresh ideas to the table. But this raises another key question, how reliable are the categories as whole if 4 out of the 5 strengths can be replaced with each other? This makes the strength categories defined here more like zodiac descriptions than real statistical clusters. At the very least then, Gallup should publish all your "strengths" that fall within some margin.

Given all of the above, you are probably more aware of your own strengths that Gallup can tell you. The test would be of more value if it provided your score for each of your strengths and how they measure relative to the full database.
Buy the assessment
I give this book a 4/5, not because the book was so great, but because the assessment you gain access to by buying the book is great. The book's content is a little thin, but I wanted to buy the cheapest book that would give me the code to do the on-line assessment.

I did the assessment as part of a class I was attending. The class itself, led by a person certified in the Gallup organization's Stengthfinder assessment tools, was superb. At least a 6/5. I'm not sure how I would rate this book if I had not had that class and that person's assistance in using the information gained.

The focus on strengths, rather than weaknesses, which we are far more accustomed to, is refreshing. I am already able to appreciate my own and others' strengths more, and to find ways to capitalize on them, rather than struggling against them.

The weakness of this approach is just that: it doesn't take into account weaknesses. When we don't acknowledge or deal with those, they can sabotage our strengths. And every strength has its corresponding weakness. So this is not a well-rounded, comprehensive book on life. But it is insightful, encouraging and positive. And I have benefitted from that.
Helpful
Several friends recommended this book, so I finally broke down and purchased it. It is necessary for anyone interested in career / personal growth.
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