How Full is Your Bucket? is an inspirational book about positive strategies in managing your business and your life. The authors Tom Rath and his late grandpa Donald O. Clifton present their thoughtful research into a short read of how we can benefit from having a full bucket.
The book incorporates personal stories from the authors and explains their connections with having a full bucket. The theory of the bucket is implying each of us have a bucket and a dipper, which we use whenever we interact with others. By doing positive actions and encouraging or motivating others, we fill others buckets, therefore filling our own. If we are negative or discouraging, we take from others buckets, therefore taking from our own. Others may fill our buckets for us, when we need it, and we are to do the same.
The connection to our work environments is made with how we interact with our co-workers and bosses. The studies they did found that the fuller employees bucket were, the more enjoyment they got from doing their work. They made a point that when people enjoy their work they get more done. Managers are encouraged to fill buckets with encouragement and learn more about each of the employee’s personal lives to better the workplace.
In life, a full bucket means we possess a positive spirit and it makes us more willing to fill others buckets too. In the book they said there needs to be a 5 to 1 ratio in relationships… 5 positive interactions to every 1 negative. They were clear that we still need our constructive criticism.
I personally really enjoyed this book, and I am going to mail it on for others to read. I think it is a read that possesses many truths about life and work.
Published in 2004.
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