Marcus Buckingham spent seventeen years at the Gallup Organization, where he conducted research into the world's best leaders, managers, and workplaces. The Gallup research later became the basis for the bestselling books "First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Best Managers Do Differently" (Simon & Schuster) and "Now, Discover Your Strengths" (Free Press), both coauthored by Buckingham. Buckingham has been the subject of in-depth profiles in "The New York Times, Fortune, " "BusinessWeek" and "Fast Company".He now has his own company, providing strengths-based consulting, training, and e...