Discovering excellence through research and love.
Outstanding Human Performance
For over 30 years, The Buckingham Institute has been at the forefront of the science and strategy underpinning outstanding human performance. Guided by Marcus Buckingham’s groundbreaking research, we explore the unique patterns of individuals and organizations to distill the most effective methods for building performance, creativity, wellbeing, and advocacy.
Founded by Marcus Buckingham
Global Researcher
Marcus Buckingham is a global researcher and New York Times best-selling author focused on unlocking strengths, increasing performance, and pioneering the future of how people work.
Bestselling Author
Marcus is the author of two of the bestselling business books of all time, First, Break All The Rules, and Now, Discover Your Strengths. His ten books have sold over 5 millions copies worldwide. His latest book, Love + Work (Harvard Business Review Press) is a WSJ bestseller and a Forbes ‘Must Read.’
World-class Speaker
Marcus is one of the most sought after keynote speakers in the world. He brings to high-achieving and leadership audiences the rare combination of valid data, psychological insight, practical tactics, and passion. His presentations are grounded in reality, and powerfully uplifting.
Tech Entrepreneur
Marcus stands out among researchers and leadership experts by applying his discoveries to build his own software company.
“The power of
human nature is that
each
human’s nature is
unique”
Revolutionizing Workplace Excellence
Marcus summarizes Gallup research into great managers in his first book, First, Break All the Rules. Marcus and Dr. Don Clifton then create the StrengthsFinder system and publish Now, Discover Your Strengths.
Marcus creates the StandOut assessment, and the StandOut platform and he and Harvard Business Review Press publish StandOut 2.0.
Marcus sells StandOut to ADP.
Marcus publishes the HBR cover article The Feedback Fallacy, and joins the HBR editorial advisory board.
Marcus publishes Love + Work and creates the DLI Methodology. He founds Design Love In to bring this groundbreaking methodology to individuals and organizations.
Marcus summarizes Gallup research into great managers in his first book, First, Break All the Rules. Marcus and Dr. Don Clifton then create the StrengthsFinder system and publish Now, Discover Your Strengths.
Marcus creates the StandOut assessment, and the StandOut platform and he and Harvard Business Review Press publish StandOut 2.0.
Marcus sells StandOut to ADP.
Marcus publishes the HBR cover article The Feedback Fallacy, and joins the HBR editorial advisory board.
Marcus publishes Love + Work and creates the DLI Methodology. He founds Design Love In to bring this groundbreaking methodology to individuals and organizations.
Marcus's Books
Buckingham Institute Research In The Media
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StandOut® Strength Assessment
In 2011, The Marcus Buckingham Company created the StandOut® strengths assessment. To date it has been completed by more than 2 million people— and used as the centerpiece for the Talent practices of many thousands of organizations, both in the US and internationally.
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