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FATAL FLAWS
MUST BE FIXED
The bearded lady at the circus said, “Everybody’s got something wrong with
them. With me, you can tell what it is.”
—Richard Needham
Maturity is coming to terms with that other part of yourself.
—Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse
Magnifying strengths to the fullest has been one of the main messages
thus far. In doing so, we may have implied that weaknesses should never
be the focus of a personal development plan. If that is the case, it should
be corrected. In many cases, focus on a weakness is absolutely the correct
thing to do.
A Natural Place to Begin
As we have already observed, people challenged to improve their leadership
effectiveness or, for that matter, effectiveness at almost anything have an amaz-
ingly similar plan for improvement.
● Step 1: Assess areas of strength and weakness. Being really good or
even moderately good at something means you don’t have to worry
about it, so immediately look at your low scores.
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