Potential Drawbacks
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Key Strength
Potential Drawback
Business Intelligence
Analytic Thinker
Suffers from “analysis paralysis;” indecisive; builds overly large staffs.
Decisive
Impulsive or reckless; perceived as dictatorial, insensitive to others, or
oblivious to other perspectives.
Detail-Oriented
Lacks vision and strategic abilities.
Global Perspective
Tends to get overextended, unfocused; misses local opportunities.
Highly Intelligent
Dismissive of others’ perspectives, intimidating, or arrogant; impatient
with or inattentive to important pragmatic concerns and details.
Imaginative
Unrealistic; perceived as eccentric; has trouble selling ideas.
Innovative
Unrealistic or impractical; wastes time and money.
Prudent
Overly cautious or inflexible; unable to innovate.
Visionary Strategic
Insufficient detail-orientation, focus, or tactical skill.
Leadership
Action Bias
Reckless and dictatorial, or perceived that way
Charismatic
Tendency to deflect healthy skepticism.
Fails to achieve breakthrough thinking; overly conservative,
unrealistic, or unable to control costs.
Customer-Focused
Results-Oriented
Allows ethical lapses or holds lopsided values; creates work/life
imbalance for self and subordinates.
Sets High Standards
Overly selective; never fills positions.
Supportive
Fosters dependence; fails to challenge staff.
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Interpersonal & Organizational Relations
Charming
Perceived as manipulative; blind to others’ perspectives.
Frank
Insensitive, unnecessarily damaging important relationships.
Interpersonally Skilled
Sets High Standards
Unwilling to make tough, unpopular decisions; not demanding
enough.
Perceived as autocratic; unwilling to coach or support learning.
Strong Ties with Supervisor
Not independent enough, or perceived that way.
Team Player
Overly risk-averse; fails to assert independent judgment when
needed.
Unnecessarily damages important relationships.
Tough Negotiator
Personal Performance Management
Ambitious
Independent
More committed to own advancement than to the organization or to
specific assignments; allows ethical lapses.
Perceived as arrogant; over-commits and under-delivers; resists
needed coaching & feedback.
Over-manages subordinates; fails to empower and develop others
sufficiently.
Unable to collaborate.
Poise under Pressure
Reluctant to discuss doubts or seek needed feedback and counsel.
Principled
Perceived as overly rigid or self-righteous; unnecessarily imposes
own values.
Overly reliant on past ideas and approaches; becomes arrogant,
underestimating new challenges or need for collaboration.
Perceived as abrasive; unnecessarily damages important
relationships.
Confident
Conscientious
Successful Track Record
Tough
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