BLOG 091520: Learn Creative Strategy #5 (of 5) for How to Manage Around Your Weaknesses

Learn Creative Strategy #5 (of 5) for How to Manage Around Your Weaknesses!

Let's review the first four creative strategies sent in earlier emails before learning the 5th:

Get a little better at it
Design a support system
Use one of your strongest themes to overwhelm your weakness
Find a partner.

You can review each one of these in detail by reading the prior blogs by clicking HERE.

The 5th Creative Strategy for Managing Around Your Weaknesses

Just Stop Doing It!

This strategy is a "last resort" strategy, but very effective.

Ask this question:

"Is it about HOW the work should be done, or about WHAT the work should achieve?"

Trying to conform to someone's idea of HOW the work should be done or their stylistic preferences leads to all sorts of crazy-making behavior in organizations, not to mention (again) the waste...

the wasted effort
the wasted productivity
the wasted energy, and
the wasted MONEY!

Stop doing it and see if anyone cares! I guarantee you'll feel better. And you'll become a more authentic person.

Admit that you have a particular weakness and you'll also gain respect AND trust. Trust is an incredibly valuable commodity in today's fast-paced, globalized, and unconnected-China virus world.

Lastly, don't lose your perspective... you're NOT going to transform your weaknesses into strengths, but you CAN learn to manage around them by following these strategies.

I welcome your comments or questions. If you want to learn more, contact me. Just email me or call 919.263.1256 during normal business hours (Eastern Time). Let's set up a Zoom call about your specific and unique situation. (I've used Zoom since 2017 and my clients love the ability to see each other while we talk business.)

I'm one of the rare experts on this subject and it's transformative.

Jim Castiglia, Founder
Business Street Fighter Consulting, LLC
919-263-1256
http://www.BSF.Consulting