Book Short: Next, Write a Sequel Written by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter and billed as βthe long awaited sequel to First, Break All the Rulesβ (one of the best management books Iβve ever read), I thought 12: The Elements of Great Managing, was good, but not great. 12β¦, along with the original book Firstβ¦ and Now, Discover Your Strengths, the latter two both by Marcus Buckingham, are all based on an extensive database of research done on corporate America by the Gallup organization over many years. All three are valuable reads in one way or another, although I found this to be the weakest of the three. (Note that Nowβ¦ is different from the other two in thatβ¦