Marcus Buckingham is a global researcher and the world’s authority on what the most effective leaders and highest-performing people do differently. He is the New York Times best-selling author of two of the most popular business books of all time, First, Break All the Rules, and Now, Discover Your Strengths. Marcus’ 2019 Harvard Business Review cover article, "The Feedback Fallacy," was recently selected by HBR as one of the most influential articles of the last 100 years. Marcus is the creator of the StandOut strengths assessment and the co-creator of StrengthsFinder - his strengths assessments have been completed by over 25 million people worldwide.

Building on two decades of experience as a Senior Researcher at The Gallup Organization, he leveraged his data-based discoveries to build a $100 million tech company focused on helping people find and contribute their strengths at work. Beginning with First, Break All the Rules, and continuing through his latest book Love and Work (Harvard Business Review Publishing, April 5th, 2022) he is known for using reliable psychometric data to get to the core of what drives engagement, resilience, and productivity. He currently guides the research agenda of the ADP Research Institute as Head of People + Performance.

The mission of Gallup Press is to educate and inform the people who govern, manage, teach, and lead the world's 7 billion citizens. Each book meets Gallup's requirements of integrity, trust, and independence and is based on Gallup-approved science and research. The impressive Gallup Press catalog consists of more than 30 books on topics such as leadership, strengths, education, jobs, and well-being. Our bestselling books include Strengths Based Leadership, How Full Is Your Bucket?, and StrengthsFinder 2.0, which was Amazon's bestselling book of 2013.

The New York Times Bestselling Author of FIRST, BREAK ALL THE RULES (with Marcus Buckingham) and just released CULTURE EATS STRATEGY FOR LUNCH (with Dr. Kathie Sorensen). As consultant to Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 organizations, MBA and Executive Fellow, Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver. Curt Coffman has invested 30+ years in the science of the human side of organizations.

Formerly the Global Practice Leader for employee and customer engagement at the Gallup Organization for 22 years, Mr. Coffman is Senior Partner and Chief Science Officer of The Coffman Organization. Mr. Coffman has studied literally hundreds of organizations, and millions of employees and customers. His mission is to help organizations, their executives, leaders and associates create more engaging and productive workplaces to secure the loyalty and growth of their customers.

His work launched a new era in employee engagement and management development with First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers do Differently - one of the best selling management books of all times. He followed that up with another bestselling book, Follow This Path: How the World's Greatest Organizations Drive Growth by Unleashing Human Potential. Now his third book, Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret of Extraordinary Results - introduces a new focus on high performing cultures, where you just can't wait to come to work.

An international figure in the world of management and engagement, Mr. Coffman's work has been translated in over 40 different languages. His research and writings have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Chief Executive magazine, CIO Magazine, The Economist, Fast Company, Fortune, the Harvard Management Update, Inc. magazine, the International Journal of Management Reviews, Microsoft Executive Circle, The New York Times, USA Today, and the Washington Post, and a host of other management journals.

His research and consulting insights help organizations measure and manage workplace and customer conditions that show linkage to business outcomes.

An insightful and completely engaging speaker, Mr. Coffman has presented to thousands of groups on the topic of creating great places to work and its impact on individuals, families, organizational growth and creating engaged customers.

Mr. Coffman has been married for over 27 years, to his talented wife, Tammy. The Coffman's reside in Denver Colorado and Lake Las Vegas, NV and are the proud parents of daughters, Katie and Claire, a son, Clayton and new son-in-law, Geoff.