Strength vs Weakness - Enemies or Partners?

STRENGTH vs WEAKNESS

We must be equally aware of our gifts and our flaws. 

We must seek to understand both, for we are always carrying both into every situation. Our greatest strengths are not our greatest weaknesses as we have been told. Our strengths, however, are our greatest liabilities. A liability must be well managed as it has equal power to lift us up as it does to tear us down. Our weaknesses, when kept at arm's length and unknown will be our constant enemy. But when they are brought into the light, and understood, can serve as a warning bell to us.

“I think a large part of my success is the fact that I’m a huge believer in hiring the right people and giving them unbelievable amounts of power and autonomy.”

– Blake Mycoskie, Founder, TOMS Shoes

Creating a successful team is more than just getting the right people on the bus. It’s also about making sure that they are in the right seat on the bus. 

You have to lead people by their behaviors, actions, and strengths, not based on your desired outcome. 

Lead your team based on the things they have control over. When you club them over the head with things out of their control, they get frustrated. What do top performers do when they get frustrated? They go find somewhere else to work where its easier to perform well and at their peak ability. 

When you discover that a team members plate has things on it that are keeping them from performing at 100% you either have to double down on helping them grow in areas of weakness or help them double down on their areas of strength.