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It’s a staggering statistic: less than 2 out of 10 U.S. workers are happy with their jobs. Best selling author and friend of SalesBy5, Marcus Buckingham has an amazing program to reach new levels of success and happiness! This Friday, April 18th, Marcus will be on Oprah, showing you his findings from working with 30 working women.

If you own a company, are employed, or a stay-at-home parent, this is high value and not a fad. SalesBy5 has been a Strengths-based company for the last 16 months. The change, the feel and the brand is better, stronger and more contagious because of it. Set your DVR to record Oprah on Friday the 18th for a show and see our website where our head strengths coach, Nan Palmero, coaches companies and organizations to dramatically change their work environment for the better, by using strengths. 

If you or your team can relate with the title of this post, you’re probably not playing to your strengths and maximizing your potential.  Call us, we can help!

 I recently discovered the value of outside the office team building experiences after the Final Four.  The Salesby5 team spent hours together on Saturday, working until the game started, and then playing until late in the night.  After volunteering, we all changed into comfortable clothes.  For the first time, we spent time together as people, not colleagues.  We got to see each other’s humor, intelligence, and overall personality.  When we came to work on Monday, we all had a better idea of what kind of people we all are.  We had shared an experience as a team that gave us closeness and trust.

Team building experiences bond employees together in a way that makes work more fun.  When we look forward to coming to work, our attitude is remarkably different.  When we are comfortable around our co-workers, we don’t shy from communication.  We then have the room to play to our strengths, share our weaknesses, and work together.

By the way, I am Sarah, the newest member of the Salesby5 team!

Marcus Buckingham is scheduled to be on Oprah soon talking about strengths.  If you have the opportunity, check it out, as he works with 29 women to help them maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses.

Marcus will also be in San Antonio during Envision ’08, April 23-25, speaking on strengths. 

Knowing your strengths is valuable at any age, whether your 15 or 55, because it helps you recognize where your natural talents intersect with your knowledge and skills.  The best person to recognize these strengths is you.  Salesby5 has been fortunate to work with The Marcus Buckingham Company and is one of the few companies that has the priviledge of teaching strengths as well as benefiting from its practices.  Check out some testimonials from our client, Tesoro, on how we were able to introduce strengths to their interns (scroll down on the videos toward the bottom).

Are you one of the 2 out of 10 that plays to their strengths on a daily basis?