ASTD-Lincoln presents Marcus Buckingham LIVE on May 30

The Lincoln Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, Inc.(ASTD–Lincoln) invites you to take part in the premiere of Marcus Buckingham’s much anticipated book, "Go Put Your Strengths To Work." This nation-wide event will conclude May 30, 2007 in Lincoln, Nebraska and will include a private showing of his short film entitled "Trombone Player Wanted." You are cordially invited to take part in this truly unique business leadership experience.

This national tour launched March 5, 2007, in New York City and travels to 21 cities over the course of six weeks. Each stop of this tour will feature:

*Marcus Buckingham in person debuting the pre-publication findings from his Strengths Engagement Track (SET) research of top-performing work teams from 16 blue chip companies (including Accenture, SAP, Best Buy and McKesson). Each attendee will receive a prepublished copy of the research findings.

*The premiere of his short feature film, "Trombone Player Wanted." Attendees will also receive a special introduction copy to the new short film series.

*The introduction of Buckingham’s latest book, "Go Put Your Strengths To Work" (Simon and Schuster, 2007). Each attendee will receive a copy of his book with an autographed book plate.

Each participant will receive:

*"Go Put Your Strengths To Work" Book
*"Go Put Your Strengths To Work" Participant’s Kit
*Strengths Engagement Track [SET] Report
*"Trombone Player Wanted" DVD
*Harvard Business School article
*HRCI approved 1.5 recertification credit hours towards PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification

Beginning with the million copy bestsellers "First, Break All the Rules" and "Now, Discover Your Strengths," Marcus Buckingham pioneered the Strengths movement that is sweeping this country. Now with his new book, "Go Put Your Strengths to Work – 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance" (Sale Date; March 6, 2007), Buckingham presents a revolutionary way of identifying your strengths, and putting them into action.

For more information on this event or to register, visit www.astdlincoln.org.