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Balancing Efforts & Results

Jun 13, 2022
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In the end, it all boils down to effort!

We have long argued that as individuals we will always be limited by our biggest weaknesses, but in teams, we can perform to our greatest strength.

In environments where there are high levels of trust and vulnerability, each person can feel safe enough to pursue their strengths knowing that others on their team will help make their weaknesses irrelevant.

It’s what we call the miracle of teams!

An important corollary of this strengths-based theory is performance.

As the entire premise relies on each individual acknowledging, pursuing, improving and, most importantly, performing to their unique strengths.

In other words, if we were to subscribe to the thinking that everyone is blessed with talents, there is an expectation that one would put those talents to work...and not bury them.

For only when every person on the team executes and delivers to their specific capabilities can everyone else perform to theirs in the comfort and assurance that their weakn…

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