tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36118108.post116255779074840712..comments2023-12-06T00:17:28.519-08:00Comments on Creative Chaos: Opportunity Cost - IMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05956714498778698672noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36118108.post-1162933050648934652006-11-07T12:57:00.000-08:002006-11-07T12:57:00.000-08:00I intended my comment to subsume the position of i...I intended my comment to subsume the position of improving on a strength. I'm saying that's your choice. <BR/><BR/>I don't much see how a boss can justify, in business terms, insisting on improving weaknesses that do not critically impair performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36118108.post-1162601066928741022006-11-03T16:44:00.000-08:002006-11-03T16:44:00.000-08:00James, I'm not saying don't improve. I'm saying t...James, I'm not saying don't improve. I'm saying that I might choose to improve in an area that is actually a strength - to go from good to world-class. <BR/><BR/>Then again, three years ago I got some strong feedback about my (lack of) communication skills, so I started the writing/speaking thing, and it's done ok by me ... :-)Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956714498778698672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36118108.post-1162582967583030512006-11-03T11:42:00.000-08:002006-11-03T11:42:00.000-08:00I think there's a big difference between a weaknes...I think there's a big difference between a weakness that is relevant to your role and a weakness that is not relevant. Also, there is a big difference between a "weakness" and "room to improve".<BR/><BR/>If I can't do my job acceptably well, then I better improve, or else change jobs.<BR/><BR/>If I do my job acceptably well, I may have many weaknesses, but I won't need to improve on any of them.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes managers make ongoing improvement itself a part of the job description. That's rather dangerous, since if you fire someone who is doing a good job and the reason you give is "not improving fast enough", that's probably grounds for a wrongful termination lawsuit. <BR/><BR/>However, as a small business owner, I do reward people with the ambition to improve themselves more than I do people who do acceptable work and nothing else. I do that because I know that the self-improvers can go elsewhere if they aren't happy enough with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com