Your Greatest Strength Is Your Greatest Weakness

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
I frequently discuss the need for leadership in today's rapidly changing health care environment, and how critical is it for good leaders to assess and correct for its own strengths and weaknesses (see Short On Leadership Stamina? all members, What Do Today's Leaders Think About Managing Change? all members and We Did This Ourselves all members). But the challenge is, often your biggest strengths are also your biggest weaknesses. Here are some examples of strengths, and their corresponding weakness:

You were an outstanding performer before you became a leader – While your strength might be . . .