talent & career development

how a strength can become a weakness

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rely, but not too much.

by bill reeb

while there are many lessons in martial arts that repeat themselves, the idea that a strength can also become a weakness is a commonly recurring one.

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but it doesn’t make sense – how could a strength ever be bad? well,  here are a couple of examples.
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battling staff turnover

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back view of a businessman holding a briefcase and walking forward on white backgroundhow to see it coming and what to do about it.

by steven e. sacks, cpa, cgma, abc

while the consideration of succession planning has taken up a lot of airtime in recent years, there is something even more important to consider and that is how to attract and retain talent.

more: today’s workplace challenge: communicating across generations, cultures, and diversity | the damocles sword of staff retention | how enthusiastic is your staff? | can you recite your mission statement? | your firm’s biggest assets walk out the door every day
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shrink the gap between strengths and weaknesses

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young asian woman lifting dumbbellsbonus: increase your odds of success.

by bill reeb

there are many self-development books and advisors that proclaim that you should focus on your strengths, develop your strengths and don’t worry about your weaknesses.

more: tension impacts performance | tenacity and persistence: friends or foes? | don’t let worry consume you | guilt vs. duty | being judgmental is self-destructive | 3 ‘letting go’ actions to help you get unstuck | get better, work better, right now
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this is a great story to tell because it is one everyone wants to hear. who wants to be told that they should work on what they feel inadequate about in themselves or their abilities? in other words, it is easy to get people pumped up about spending time concentrating on what they do well and discard what they do poorly and leave it for someone else.
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tension impacts performance

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calm balanced businessman sitting outdoors on bench in yoga lotus pose meditating, with office building and blue sky in backgroundmake it work for you, not against you.

by bill reeb

your best comes through, especially when you are calling upon fine motor skills, when you are relaxed. too much tension can quickly impact your mental, physical and emotional acuity.

more: tenacity and persistence: friends or foes? | be ready to forgive yourself | time passes anyway | duty: a tough hurdle to overcome | you are right where you are supposed to be | become your mind’s lead programmer
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what i am referring to is finding the right level of tension to support performance at a heightened level. the problem is that there is a fine line between tension that pumps you up and tension that starts to drag you down.
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