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Weakness

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83 Quote(s) Found

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When members of a leadership team willingly acknowledge their weaknesses to one another, they give their peers tacit permission to call them on those weaknesses.

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Resentment underscores every person’s weakness.

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…weak self-control is central to personal and social problems.

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…assuming that a deadline is a strategic weakness, most negotiators… hide their drop-dead date.

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…[by recognizing] your personal negotiation style… you can identify your negotiating strengths and weaknesses… and adjust your mindset and strategies accordingly.

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…much of current education is driven by human weakness, namely the inability of most students to simply sit down and try to learn something on their own.

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Americans see independence as a symbol of strength, viewing interdependence as a sign of weakness. This is particularly true of takers, who tend to see themselves as superior to and separate from others.

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A darker side of cognitive empathy emerges when someone uses it to spot weakness in others and so takes advantage of them. This strategy typifies sociopaths…

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…a communicator who references a weakness early on is seen as more honest.

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The unwillingness or inability to ask good questions is a serious weakness…

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