What are your strenghts and weaknesses?

 In this episode, we are going to look at your strenghts and weakesses. So we will start by asking you about your strenghts and weaknesses. What are things that make standout from the others? Is it your intelligence, your problem solving skills, your empathy, your leadership quality, your teamwork ability, your time management skill, or your result-oriented skill? The first thing you do is to discover where you excel. Although it took me time to find that, I recently discovered that I can express myself more by wting than speaking. How do I know that? I discovered that when I began writing books and blogs. Once I sit down to write, the information will keep on coming to the point that I don't think a lot about what I am writing on. You need to discover this about yourself. Why is this important? It is important because once you know it, you can use it to your advantage. The second reason is that you can leverage in such a way that you are the best in that. 

    The other side of the equation is knowing your weak points. This is easier to identify because your Human Resources Area generally gives you your performance feedback. Your weak points are the ones they tell you and reinforce them by offering you training for improvement.  

    However, there are two schools of thought in this area. Some professionals say that one should leverage his or her strenghts instead of trying to improve his or her weak points. The other side says that it is better to improve the weak points in order to be balanced. Some companies are using both methods now and that is why some companies have positions they call "specialists" today. These are individuals that are highly specialized in their area, but cannot do well in teamwork or in leading people. Since they are also assets to the company, they are recognized as such and work solely. 

   So, it is very important you know your strenghts and weaknesses, and depending on the type of company you work, you can go for improvement of the weak points or choose to work as a specialist. Do not let ignorance block your way of progress!