In an effort to increase the profits and efficiency of companies, modern managers constantly and in vain struggle with the shortcomings of their employees. Most ambitious people also strive to become better and more professional. To do this, every day they try with all their might to correct their shortcomings. But none of this works! Marcus Buckingham, one of the world's leading experts on management and leadership, conducted a large-scale international study to find out the paths leading to maximum human self-realization and maximum business efficiency. It turns out that in order to achieve professional excellence and have fun from every day you live, you don’t need to correct your shortcomings and overcome your weaknesses. Focus on your strengths and develop them as much as possible. Only in this case will you and your company achieve real success. The author, in detail and convincingly, using the example of real stories of large companies and scientific research data, shows how to find qualities in yourself, by developing which you can make a successful career and achieve inner harmony. How, by distributing the responsibilities of employees according to their unique abilities, a leader can give new impetus to business development.