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Not My Problem

Written by Mitch McCrimmon

Negative feedback sounds like other people complaining.
Its easy to see it as their problem.
For colleagues competing with you, it might indeed be their problem.
Hence, some of your weaknesses won't be strategic for you - they won't be barriers to your success. They'll be somebody else's issue.
But what are your key customers or stakeholders saying?
If you're not meeting their needs, then you do have a problem.
If you're not getting feedback from them, you're in the dark.
How can you reach your goals without knowing if you're on track?
The only way to be sure you're on track is to get feedback.
Your strategic weaknesses are those bad habits that have the potential to block your path to success.
How do you rate your integrity on a 10 point scale - 1 low, 10 high?
Integrity, in part, means being honest with yourself.
How honest are you with yourself in identifying your strategic weaknesses?
What should you do differently to increase your chances of success?
How clear are your personal goals and how motivated are you to achieve them?
The clearer your goals and the stronger your motivation, the more determined you should be to remove any obstacles in your way - including those within yourself.