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CEOs the world over are fond of pointing to their workforce and saying Our people are our greatest asset. And yet today, only two out of ten people think their assets are being well used at work.

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Marcus Buckingham
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 11
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Marcus Wilfrid Buckingham
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Don't waste time trying to put in what was left out. Try to draw out what was left in.
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It's odd that I'm a big name in America and not known in Britain.
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