2. TOM RATH
Co-author of the book How Full is Your
Bucket is a keynote speaker on positive
leadership and is credited as being “one
of the most influential authors of the last
decade”. Rath, who is a Business Week
and New York Times Best Seller has
authored four other books on effective
leadership, strength, well-being, and the
importance of friendship that have all
totaled 4 million copies in sells .
The author is a Global
Practice Leader at
Gallup, a research
based management
consulting firm, who
presently resides with
his family in
Arlington, Virginia.
Courtesy of Gallup. Retrieved from
http://www.gallup.com/speakersbure
au/18562/tom-rath.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Rath/e/B001J8ZIN6

3. The late Donald O. Clifton, co-wrote the manuscript on
his deathbed alongside his grandson Tom Rath. As a
professor of Psychology at the University of
Nebraska, where Dr.Clifton was a Professor of
Educational Psychology from 1950-1969; he began to
wonder what would be the significance of studying
what is right with people rather than looking at what is
wrong. In his lifetime Dr. Clifton was a WWII
Veteran, founder of the on-line Clifton Strengths
School; and is most famous for starting a Human
Resources company in 1988 of what is known today as
Gallup. He is also the creator of the Clifton Strengths
finder, an online assessment tool and the novel
Now, Discover Your Strengths. One year before his
death, the author was honored by the American
1924 - 2003 Psychology Association with a Presidential
Commendation, where he was coined as the Father of
Donald O. Clifton, Ph. D. Strengths-based Psychology and the Grandfather of
Positive Psychology. http://www.strengths.org/clifton.shtml
Often called the “Father of
Strengths Psychology” and
the “Grandfather of
Positive Psychology”
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4. Theory
Grounded in over 50 years of
research, this book was founded on
the metaphoric theory of the
“Dipper” and the “Bucket”, which
states that each one of us has an
invisible bucket and dipper. When
the bucket is full we are filled with
positive emotions and feel
energized. However when our
bucket is empty we are just the
opposite; filled with negative
emotions, thoughts, and emptiness.

5. The books purpose was to
remind its reader of the
importance of taking
advantage of even those
moments that seem
PURPOSE insignificant. Rath and Clifton
bring home the message that
negativity if given power, can
kill. The authors also site
important statistical facts
reporting that:
• We encounter over 20,000
individual moments daily.
• For every negative
interaction, there should be
five positive interactions:
the magic 5:1 ratio.
• The idea that positive
emotions can lengthen ones
the life-span by 10 years.
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6. Positivity, Negativity, Productivi
ty

 Powerful message for organizations that regular
recognition and praise can:
 Increases individual productivity
 Increases engagement among employees
 Increases employee retention
 Increases sense of loyalty
 Increases customer satisfaction
 Have better safety records that reduces on the job
accidents.

7. Target Audience

 This book was written for everyone, regardless of
socio-economic status, age, race, ethnicity and
especially for those who are in roles of leadership.
 Children's version

8. Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths Weaknesses
 Insightful and provides useful  Strategies may not be practical in
strategies that can be applied to everyday life situations.
everyday life situations in the work
place and at home.
 Great for those who look for  Theory is “too simplistic” as reported
principles that guide leadership
practices in any business sector. by Psychologist Christian Perring.
 An easy read that provides basic  Provides no true remedy of how to
concepts that can be applied to real deal with those who are innately
life.
negative.
 Can assist in strengthening and
rebuilding relationships.

9. Research to Support
Evidence
Dr. Donald O. Clifton, spent 50 years of his life
conducting research that went into creating the
“Dipper and Bucket Theory”.
• Using statistical evidence on the impact of negativity and strategies used in
the Korean War by the Korean soldiers against the American soldiers by
destroying their hope and breaking alliances.
• Using the evidence found in workplace polling which indicated that 65% of
Americans lacked recognition for their efforts in the workplace setting,
thereby decreasing productivity which is said to cost the U.S. economy
between $250 and $300 billion yearly.
• Studies indicate that negative emotions can be harmful to ones health and can
even shorten the lifespan.

10. Recommedations

 High Recommendation
 #1 on the New York Times and Business Week Best
Sellers Lists.
 The bucket filling theory is has been and can be
applied to both the workplace and class-room
settings.
 This book is a useful tool to everyone for everyday
living.

11. References
About Tom Rath. Retrieved from http://www.gallup.com/speakersbureau/18562/tom-rath.aspx
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Dr. Donald O. Clifton, Founder. Clifton Strengths School. Retrieved from http://www.strengths.org/clifton.shtml
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