Can Your Strength Also Be Your Weakness?

Photo Credit: http://www.hdwallpapersinn.com/ Two women, one named Mary and the other Amanda, hit it off.  They have a lot of things in common and both share similar passions. So they partnered up and open their own business. Mary is great at sales and marketing. She knows how to hustle, she is a natural presenting in public, she networks effortlessly, she’s always coming up with new ideas, she’s motivated, up beat, and always on the the go. Just what a startup needs. Amanda is a finance and operational genius. She understands budgets, accounting, processes, and structure. She negotiated excellent terms on all their loans, signed contracts with the best vendors and coordinated all the procurement. Just what a startup needs.  Few years down the road, the company has enjoyed financial success. They’ve grown from two employees to 250 in just a few years, moved into a new building, and paid off all their loans. By all accounts, the business is a success story. Except the two once perfectly complementary partners now can’t stand each other. They don’t get along anymore, they are always fighting, tension abounds and the mood is somber when both are around the office. When you slide the curtain back to take a peak behind the scenes, you start to get the picture of what is going on. Mary, the sales and marketing one, is a free spirit. Amanda, the analytical one, is bit of a nerd. Mary thinks big, has one idea after another, and as result, has multipl...
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