Marcus Buckingham
Leadership and Strengths-Based Performance Speaker
Marcus Buckingham is the world’s leading authority on strengths-based leadership and performance. With bestselling books and a career devoted to understanding what makes people and teams excel, Marcus challenges conventional workplace norms to help organisations and individuals unlock their full potential. He reveals the power of focusing on strengths to drive engagement, improve productivity, and create lasting success.
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Marcus Buckingham is the global authority on what the world’s most effective leaders and highest-performing individuals do differently. A New York Times best-selling author, Marcus has written two of the most influential business books of all time, First, Break All the Rules and Nine Lies About Work, which have revolutionised management thinking and reshaped how companies approach employee performance. With his pioneering research and strengths-based approach, Marcus has helped over 10 million people worldwide unlock their greatest talents and engage more deeply with their work.
A former Senior Researcher at Gallup, Marcus’s data-driven insights have led to groundbreaking discoveries about what drives success in the workplace. His strengths assessments have been adopted globally, and his work continues to change the way organisations approach leadership, employee engagement, and performance.
As the founder of a $100 million tech company focused on strengths-based performance, Marcus has worked with top global brands such as Toyota, Facebook, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Disney, helping them leverage their employees’ strengths to drive productivity and create thriving workplace cultures.
In his speeches, Marcus brings his research to life, demonstrating the direct correlation between strengths-driven, engaged employees and core business metrics like customer satisfaction, turnover rates, profits, and productivity. His compelling message challenges conventional wisdom and breaks down the myths that have shaped traditional workplace practices.
His latest book, Love + Work (2022), a Wall Street Journal bestseller, offers a transformative approach to careers and leadership, showing individuals how to find what they love, love what they do, and sustain that passion for a lifetime.
A regular contributor to leading business publications like Harvard Business Review, Marcus has also been featured in The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, and on TV shows like The Oprah Winfrey Show. His work continues to inspire leaders around the world to rethink how they build and manage high-performing teams, cultivate employee strengths, and achieve lasting success.
