Characteristic Weaknesses

Characteristic Weaknesses
Occasionally assumes too many responsibilities (e.g., excessively high
standards), overburdening its resources
Occasionally too rigid to respond to changing situations and opportunities
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Can become perplexed or limit opportunities by avoiding solutions
requiring innovation, new theories, or dealing with ambiguity
Not uncommon to ignore people management issues and individual
needs
Frequently unable to appreciate the value or necessity of change
High standards may turn into unjustified righteousness
Occasionally ignores or distrusts instincts
May ignore the future for the present
Can miss opportunities by overthinking and failing to act
May overly rely on historical data and logical thinking to the exclusion
of external, and often qualitative, information about the outside
world of markets, trends, and competition
May not appreciate the benefits of process, teamwork, and collaboration
Can decide too quickly, ignoring potentially critical data