Beginning from data showing that fewer than twenty percent of people play to their strengths most of the time in their jobs, Go Put Your Strengths to Work outlines a method for individuals to overcome obstacles (including their own doubts), identify their own strengths, and put them to use at work. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, Marcus Buckingham demonstrates why each individual is the best judge of his or her own strengths, and shows people how they can transform their jobs into labors of love.