The Gift of StandOut

GLS20 speaker Marcus Buckingham is a global researcher and thought leader focused on unlocking strengths, increasing performance and pioneering the future of how people work. He is the author of two of the best-selling business books of all time, has two of Harvard Business Review’s most circulated, industry-changing cover articles and his strengths assessments (StrengthsFinder and StandOut) have been taken by over 10 million people worldwide.

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Marcus Buckingham, ADP Research Institute and the Harvard Business Review are giving away their ground-breaking StandOut Assessment for free. Watch him talk about how this research-based assessment can benefit you in your leadership.

Right now, Buckingham is offering free access to his StandOut assessment for the Global Leadership Network to help you identify your greatest sources of strength and contribution.

The assessment takes 15-minutes to complete and we encourage you to share The Gift of StandOut with friends, family, and colleagues.

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