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Post by meganbahm91 on Jul 25, 2013 9:41:29 GMT -6
Working on your weakness will lose focus on the strong product. If a company has a product that has success, the company should stick to it and help it become stronger.
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Post by cmbrogan on Jul 25, 2013 12:10:21 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Sometimes You Should Take Credit For The Things You Don't Do
I am not one that will take credit for soemthing I completely had nothing to do with. I do agree that there are multiple things that I do hourly that go unnoticed, but that does not mean that I will take credit where credit isn't due. Now, if I participated in the project to a point and I had something to do with it, that's different. Honestly, if I knew that someone else was taking credit and getting praised for something they had nothing to do with, it would make me view their ethics a lot differently also.
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Post by mparrish on Jul 25, 2013 22:33:23 GMT -6
While building on one's strengths is important, I like to shore up my weaknesses with the strengths of people around me. in building a team, being too specialized leads to a lack of innovation and an inability to adapt to changing business environments. This link has a very good point about not focusing too much on weaknesses, but ignoring them can be just as dangerous.
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Post by brianbrewer on Jul 26, 2013 16:49:43 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Forget About Working On Your Weaknesses
I find this article to take an interesting view on strengths and weaknesses. I do agree that it is important to work on a company's strengths because if you already have an advantage, improving the comparative advantage that you already have can only lead to better differentiation. I do not agree that weaknesses should just be forgotten though. For example, if a company sells superior products, but has a horrible sales force, it is imperative to work on this weakness. If a company is average with strengths in certain areas, it would be beneficial to push those strengths to their full potential.
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Post by grober86 on Jul 28, 2013 15:00:14 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Forget About Working On Your Weaknesses
Here is the thing about this article I guarantee you another entrepreneur wrote an article talking about a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. It all goes back to what advice you take and what advice you leave behind. Finding the correct balance between the two is key to maximizing returns. Yes you want to focus on your strengths, but what happens if your weakness is costing you big in the long run. This is where you intuition comes into play.
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Post by ahrield on Jul 29, 2013 9:09:06 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Forget about working on your weaknesses
22. Babic makes a lot of sense when they say you should work on your strengths and always improve. I still believe it is always better to improve in some of your weak areas so you can continually grow on your weakness and turn them into a strength. And that overall will have you in a better place from my perspective.
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Post by tylerstroble on Jul 29, 2013 10:21:10 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Forget About Working On Your Weaknesses
I kind of agree with the author in this article. I do think that developing your talents is probably the most important thing you can do to develop as a manager. However, I also think that we need to try to improve in our weaker areas whenever possible.
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Post by robertnicholson on Jul 29, 2013 11:34:13 GMT -6
I have to say that this concept of developing your strengths is almost foreign to me. I have always been used to the doctrine of working of working on your weakest link. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea only that’s it’s not something I’m accustomed too.
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Post by amberw on Jul 30, 2013 9:32:38 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Forget About Working On Your Weaknesses
I agree with the article in a way. We all need to grow from our weaknesses. It will help us in the long run. You must also continue to grow from your strengths. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses in our everyday lives so might as well learn to use and grow from both of them.
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Post by tdodge21 on Jul 30, 2013 10:51:53 GMT -6
This article makes a lot of sense in the sense of why would you want to focus on your weaknesses. Focusing on your weaknesses may only cause you to become average at those aspects. In the meantime if one focuses on their strengths and strengthens those attributes then there is more reward for that. If someone has weaknesses hire a staff who can eliminate your weaknesses and your company will become a powerhouse.
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Post by chrmichall on Sept 8, 2013 11:22:47 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Forget About Working On Your Weaknesses
In this reading they talk about trying to better your strengths and not focus so much on your weaknesses. I am not in full agreement of the reading because every weakness needs to become at least satisfactory if you want to be effective in a workplace. If your strengths are truly your strengths then it does not take long for them to be taken care of and you can then work on your weaknesses. As a student i think a person always has time to work on their weaknesses and you should work on them. I am good at math, so it does't take long for me to get a problem. When it is time to start something like English paper i would spend more time on it simply because that time is needed to make it better. If I already got the math problems done and understood i would not spend too much time on it. This can help a person stay ahead of the game.
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Post by katiebourgeois on Sept 9, 2013 10:28:06 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Forget About Working on Your Weaknesses
I do agree with Babic's points, but not completely. I do believe that you should work on strengths, and continue to better yourself in those areas. However, I do not think you should ignore your weaknesses. I think you should better yourself in areas that you are strong in, but you should also continue to work on becoming better in areas that you are weak in. A person may have weak communication skills. You would surely not want them to ignore those weaknesses since communication is crucial in the business profession. Working on both strengths and weaknesses seems like it would be the most practical.
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Post by katiesnyder on Sept 10, 2013 8:23:11 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Forget About Working On Your Weaknesses I have mixed feelings about this article because everyone has weaknesses that weight him or her down in some way or another. This article explains how we shouldn’t focus on the weaker group because they only have potential to be average, but to work with those who succeed in a certain area to get them to be the best they can be. In my job we have certain levels of skills and if we forget about those who have a lower skill level than they will go nowhere in life. My point is that we need to spend equal time coaching and improving everyone that is willing to learn regardless of there weaknesses or strengths.
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Post by jameciadavis on Sept 10, 2013 10:34:59 GMT -6
I agree with Kelly Decker when she says that Regardless of the industry, there's a tendency to data dump information to clients, customers, and executives. In any communication experience, the goal should be to influence people to take action. I believe that it is a very bad thing to overload people with too much information, they will suffer from information overload. Giving people too much information can hender them taking action.
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Post by trey on Sept 10, 2013 12:57:45 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Forget About Working On Your Weaknesses
Work on making your strengths better instead of barely improving your weaknesses. You are better off being really good at something than being mediocre at everything. However, do not completely forget about your weaknesses to the point that you are no longer competitive in your market. It is important to find the balance that best benefits you.
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