Episode 77 — Marcus Buckingham — ADP Research Institute

The Hennessy Report

Dave is joined by the Head of Research, People + Performance at the ADP Research Institute, NYT Best-Selling Author, and Founder of the Strengths Revolution, Marcus Buckingham. Marcus shares his unique perspective on what's right and what's wrong with HR based on positive psychology — studying what's right with people. Listen to see if your perceptions will shift after Marcus' view on the immorality of high vs. low potentials, HR's bad data stemming from performance discussions/ratings, and rethinking why your company deserves the best people. Marcus also discusses the 15 question "thermometer" he and his team built that yielded insights into the necessity of HR on talent retention. Listen to the end to learn a surprising fact about Marcus' journey to becoming the accomplished speaker he is today.