Marcus Buckingham Named Keynote Speaker For The Rental Show 2007

Widely considered to be one of the world's leading authorities on employee productivity and leadership and management practices, Buckingham has also written three best-selling business books: First, Break All the Rules, co-authored with Curt Coffman; Now, Discover Your Strengths, co-authored with Donald O. Clifton; and The One Thing You Need to Know, written solely by Buckingham. In addition to his books, businesses such as Coca-Cola, Toyota, Wells Fargo and Disney have used him as a resource in informing, challenging, mentoring and inspiring people to find their strengths, and to obtain and sustain long-lasting personal success.

Buckingham spent nearly two decades as a senior researcher at The Gallup Organization, where he interviewed thousands of employees at every career stage to break through the preconceptions about achievement and get to the core of what drives success. According to his “strengths revolution” theory, companies that focus on cultivating employee's strengths, rather than simply improving their weaknesses, stand to dramatically increase efficiency while allowing for maximum personal growth and success.

Chris Wehrman, ARA chief executive officer, explained the value Buckingham brings to The Rental Show. “His is an important message for our industry to hear. The overall performance results achieved in your business, using any metric, are based upon the collective performance of individuals. If you are interested in achieving success within your company and value the individuals that can make that success happen, the remarks of Marcus Buckingham will inspire you to great levels of achievement.”

The Rental Show 2007 is being held Wednesday, Feb. 7, through Saturday, Feb. 10, in Atlanta, Ga., at the Georgia World Congress Center. The keynote session, scheduled for Feb. 8, includes Buckingham's presentation, the Rental Hall of Fame induction ceremony, an update on the state of the rental industry from Wehrman and ARA president Carl Newman, and the passing of the president's gavel to current president-elect Stan Crumbaugh.

Ingersoll-Rand is the sponsor of the 2007 keynote session.

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