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=__ ﻿ How Full is Your Bucket?__ by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton=

Notes and observations:

Chapter 1 ﻿ ﻿I am amazed there are studies that indicate that when management focuses on an employee's strengths almost all active disengagement is eliminated, yet in my varied work experiences I have witnessed this phenomena probably less than 10 times in 40 years of working. We need to change the American way of thinking which is focusing on what needs improving (negativity) instead of praising for what has been achieved (positivity)! Negativity Kills ~ Making such a profound discovery that Don Clifton altered his entire career and life focus to detect strengths within mankind is just amazing!

Chapter 2 ﻿It was eye-opening to me that the absence of motivation lead to the highest POW death rate in history! What an intelligent and efficient group of people --- to effectively eliminate the enemy without wasting a bullet! It was also very significant to me that 'positivity' ﻿MUST ﻿be 'sincere and meaningful'it's a waste of everyone's time otherwise.

Chapter 3 ﻿ ﻿﻿ ﻿ ﻿While I believe many teachers would much rather focus on the positive, the push for better scores leads them to focus on the 'holes' vs 'strengths'. Without a complete educational overhaul---where education is based on students strengths --- I believe this will continue.

An ah-ha for me--the results of focusing on A's instead of F's. We do live in a negative culture, whether we want to or not. Our system is still built on the negative--fix what is missing, I think that allowing students to set their own goals is a step toward the positive.

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6