“The great organization must not only accommodate the fact that each employee is different, it must capitalize on these differences. It must watch for clues to each employee's natural talents and then position and develop each employee so that his or her talents are transformed into bona fide strengths.”

— Marcus Buckingham

Source: Now, Discover Your Strengths (2001), p. 5

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