{"id":1791,"date":"2009-01-27T08:48:59","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T07:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2009-01-27T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2009-01-27T07:48:59","slug":"without-valleys-there-can-be-no-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2009\/01\/27\/without-valleys-there-can-be-no-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Without Valleys There Can Be No Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am not sure where I first collected this quote but the more I think about it the more I see its relevance to effective management.<\/p>\n

To me it means that wherever there is a great strength there is also a great weakness.\u00a0 You cannot have one without the other.\u00a0 Ying and Yang. I think this relates to a Jungian concept that whatever light shows us our way forward will always cast a corresponding shadow.<\/p>\n

If this is the case then it becomes impossible to minimise a weakness without compromising the strength with which it is paired.<\/p>\n

It also means that whenever we see a weakness we should look for the corresponding strength.\u00a0 This is important because so many managers become almost obsessed by fixing problems rather than by celebrating and maximising strengths.<\/p>\n

So when you find yourself recognising a weakness in yourself or others – spend a few moments looking for the corresponding strength.<\/p>\n