The Big Idea
StrengthsFinder 2.0 is an effort to get the core message and language of its predecessor StrengthFinder to a broader audience. After the enthusiastic reception of the first book that was oriented more towards managers who discovered what their strengths were, this sequel now focuses on applying these strengths after you have discovered them. The book surveys hundreds of respondents and condenses these responses to 34 themes or key areas that can easily be translated into ideas and action.

The book also strives to be reader-friendly and tones down its vocabulary so that it can be accessible to people without any management experience. The 2.0 version gives you a talent profile so unique that youre unlikely to share even a sentence with someone else. This book helps readers apply their newly found strengths to any type of role, and gives them ideas to help them apply their talents in their daily life, no matter what kind of work they have and what their interests are.

Tom Rath
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath co-wrote the international bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket? He is also the author of Vital Friends: The People You Cant Afford to Live Without. His latest book, StrengthsFinder2.0 -- based on the assessment that has helped millions around the world to discover their strength -- is already a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller.

Rath has been with The Gallup Organization for 13 years and currently leads Gallups workplace and leadership consulting worldwide.