Marcus Buckingham – Go Put Your Strengths To Work (WGBH DVD/Self-Help/Business)

 

Picture: C+     Sound: C+     Extras: C     Episodes: B-

 

 

Many self-help programs are about feeling good and getting organized, even when it comes to retirement, old age and death preparation!  Then you have those programs that try to prepare one for business and are so straight-jacketing that they can backfire.  Marcus Buckingham – Go Put Your Strengths To Work (2007) combine the two (minus the death and end-of-life part) to improve your abilities with a strong side of capitalism.

 

Though I never agree with everything any of these persons suggest, I do like the idea that there are people who have ideas that will make you think.  Some are better than other in helping you undo old thinking and try new approaches as long as they are not as bad as where you were to begin with.  Buckingham is a good speaker and this is one of the better such programs out there.  Now you can see for yourself.

 

The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is typical for a statically shot talk program and is just fine for its limited detail and depth, which extends to the Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo as it is adequate and does the job.  Extras include a card inside asking questions, a Q&A with Buckingham from his audience, DVD-ROM printable documents, a survey and Buckingham working with students at the Purnell School.

 

That is more than usual for WGBH or this cycle of self-help, making it one of the most appealing DVD releases of its kind.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo