Tom Rath Quotes

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• If you want people to understand that you value their contributions and that they are important, the recognition and praise you provide must have meaning that is specific to each individual.

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  Positive Thinking, People, Important

  Tom Rath, Donald O. Clifton (2007). “How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and Life”, Simon and Schuster

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• People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.

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  People, Growth, Energy

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• You cannot be anything you want to be - but you can be a whole lot more of who you already are.

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  Want, Whole

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• When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists

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  Natural Talent, Growth, Energy

  "The Fallacy Behind the American Dream" by Tom Rath, Business Journal, February 8, 2007.

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• If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.

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  Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

  Tom Rath, Barry Conchie (2008). “Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow”, p.7, Simon and Schuster

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• Perhaps the ultimate test of a leader is not what you are able to do in the here and now - but instead what continues to grow long after you're gone

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  Long, Leader, Gone

  Tom Rath, Barry Conchie (2008). “Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow”, p.95, Simon and Schuster

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• Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.

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  Waiting, Talent, Humans

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• Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) = Strength (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance)

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  Thinking, Skills, Perfect

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• When we build on our strengths and daily successes — instead of focusing on failures — we simply learn more.

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• One's single greatest strength may be uncovering the hidden talents of another person.

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  May, Talent, Uncovering

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• The pursuit of meaning, not happiness, is what makes life worthwhile.

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  Pursuit, Worthwhile

  Tom Rath (2015). “Are You Fully Charged? (Intl): The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life”, p.20, Missionday, LLC

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• Make work a purpose, not just a place.

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  Purpose

  Tom Rath (2015). “Are You Fully Charged? (Intl): The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life”, p.27, Missionday, LLC

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• Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They're just more engaged at work.

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  Safety, Records, Getting High

  "Be Nice: It's Good for Business". Interview with Jennifer Robison, www.gallup.com. August 2004.

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• Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis.

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  Use, Figures, Bases

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• Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.

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  Success, Giving, Choices

  Tom Rath (2013). “Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes”, p.6, Missionday, LLC

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• Wellbeing is about the combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of our relationships, the security of our finances, the vibrancy of our physical health, and the pride we take in what we have contributed to our communities. Most importantly, it’s about how these five elements interact.

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  Pride, Community, Quality

  Tom Rath, James K. Harter, Jim Harter (2010). “Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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• The things that change people's lives are usually an accumulation of small acts.

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  Small Acts, People, Accumulation

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• Far too many people spend a lifetime headed in the wrong direction. They go not only from the cradle to the cubicle, but then to the casket, without uncovering their greatest talents and potential.

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  People, Cubicles, Talent

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• Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to "fit in" so that they don't "stick out." This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents' good intentions

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  Children, Unique, Parent

  Tom Rath, Donald O. Clifton (2007). “How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and Life”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

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• Doing for others may be the only way to create lasting well-being.

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  May, Way, Well Being

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• Followers have a very clear picture of what they want and need from the most influential leaders in their lives: trust, compassion, stability, and hope.

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  Compassion, Leader, Needs

  Tom Rath, Barry Conchie (2008). “Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow”, p.82, Simon and Schuster

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• From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.

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  Cubicles, Cradle, More Time

  "StrengthsFinder 2.0". Book by Tom Rath, 2007.

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• If we can find short-term incentives that are consistent with our long-term objectives, it is much easier to make the right decisions in the moment.

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  Long, Decision, Incentives

  Tom Rath, James K. Harter, Jim Harter (2010). “Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

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• People who have at least three or four very close friendships are healthier, have higher wellbeing, and are more engaged in their jobs. But the absence of any close friendships can lead to boredom, loneliness, and depression.

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  Jobs, Loneliness, People

  Tom Rath, James K. Harter, Jim Harter (2010). “Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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• Don’t worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Skipping breaks, on the other hand, leads to stress and fatigue.

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  Stress, Creativity, Hands

  Tom Rath (2013). “Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes”, p.37, Missionday, LLC

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