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Marcus Buckingham:

One Thing You One Thing You

Need to Know

Marcus Buckingham: The

One Thing You One Thing You

Need to Know

One Thing: Successful Successful Marriages!

One Thing: Successful Successful Marriages!

Think of the most generous

explanation for your explanation for your spouse’s behavior

and believe it!

Think of the most generous

explanation for your explanation for your spouse’s behavior

and believe it!

“No matter what the situation, [the great manager’s] first response is

always to think about the individual concerned and how individual concerned and how

things can be arraindividual experience success.”

—Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know

“No matter what the situation, [the great manager’s] first response is

always to think about the individual concerned and how individual concerned and how

rranged to help that individual experience success.”

The One Thing You Need to Know

“The key difference between checkers and chess is that in

checkers the pieces all move the same way, whereas in chess all same way, whereas in chess all the pieces move differently. … Discover what is unique about

each person and capitalize on it.” —Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know

“The key difference between checkers and chess is that in

checkers the pieces all move the same way, whereas in chess all same way, whereas in chess all the pieces move differently. … Discover what is unique about

each person and capitalize on it.” The One Thing You Need to Know

“The mediocre manager believes that most

things are learnable and therefore that the essence of management is to identify each

person’s weaker areas and eradicate them. The great manager believes the opposite. He

believes that the most influential qualities of a believes that the most influential qualities of a person are innate and therefore that the

essence of management is to deploy these innate qualities as effectively as possible and so drive performance.”

Thing You Need to Know

“The mediocre manager believes that most

things are learnable and therefore that the essence of management is to identify each

person’s weaker areas and eradicate them. The great manager believes the opposite. He

believes that the most influential qualities of a believes that the most influential qualities of a person are innate and therefore that the

essence of management is to deploy these innate qualities as effectively as possible and so drive performance.” —Marcus Buckingham, The One

Thing You Need to Know

“I don’t know what “I don’t know what “I don’t know what “I don’t know what

the final number the final number the final number the final number

will be, will be, will be, will be, will be, will be, will be, will be,

will be more than will be more than will be more than will be more than

we can bear.”we can bear.”we can bear.”we can bear.”(from Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know)

“I don’t know what “I don’t know what “I don’t know what “I don’t know what

the final number the final number the final number the final number

will be, will be, will be, will be, but it but it but it but it will be, will be, will be, will be, but it but it but it but it

will be more than will be more than will be more than will be more than

we can bear.”we can bear.”we can bear.”we can bear.” —Rudy Giuliani

The One Thing You Need to Know)

“Sustained success means making the

greatest possible impact greatest possible impact over the longest period

of time.” —Marcus Buckingham,

to Know

“Sustained success means making the

greatest possible impact greatest possible impact over the longest period

Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need

to Know

“Discover what “Discover what “Discover what “Discover what

you don’t like you don’t like you don’t like you don’t like

doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop

doing it.”doing it.”doing it.”doing it.”—Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know

“Discover what “Discover what “Discover what “Discover what

you don’t like you don’t like you don’t like you don’t like

doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop doing and stop

doing it.”doing it.”doing it.”doing it.”The One Thing You Need to Know

“Whenever you become aware “Whenever you become aware “Whenever you become aware “Whenever you become aware

of some aspect you dislike, of some aspect you dislike, of some aspect you dislike, of some aspect you dislike,

do not try to work through do not try to work through do not try to work through do not try to work through

it. Do not chalk it up to it. Do not chalk it up to it. Do not chalk it up to it. Do not chalk it up to

the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do

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cut it out of your life as cut it out of your life as cut it out of your life as cut it out of your life as

fast as you can. Eradicate fast as you can. Eradicate fast as you can. Eradicate fast as you can. Eradicate

it.”it.”it.”it.” —Marcus Buckingham,

“Whenever you become aware “Whenever you become aware “Whenever you become aware “Whenever you become aware

of some aspect you dislike, of some aspect you dislike, of some aspect you dislike, of some aspect you dislike,

do not try to work through do not try to work through do not try to work through do not try to work through

it. Do not chalk it up to it. Do not chalk it up to it. Do not chalk it up to it. Do not chalk it up to

the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do the realities of life. Do

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cut it out of your life as cut it out of your life as cut it out of your life as cut it out of your life as

fast as you can. Eradicate fast as you can. Eradicate fast as you can. Eradicate fast as you can. Eradicate

Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know

“The one thito know about sustained

individual success: Discover what you don’t Discover what you don’t

like doing and stop doing it.” —Marcus Buckingham,

Need to Know

thing you need to know about sustained

individual success: Discover what you don’t Discover what you don’t

like doing and stop Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You

Need to Know

“It is “It is “It is “It is

always always always always always always always always

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(from Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know)

“It is “It is “It is “It is

always always always always always always always always

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The One Thing You Need to Know)