You know that question that is always asked during job interviews of "What are your three best and worst traits?" And you are supposed to actually laugh off how one of your worst triats is that you are just so organized it is a hinderance? I really wish that right then you could just be 100% honest and say, "I am great at a lot of things, but here are a few things that I am just horrible at, so if I am on a team where someone else has these things as a strengh, we would really compliment each other." Obviously, this would never happen, but I think you would get a lot better workers if they were just allowed to be honest. That way you wouldn't realize six months down the road that you have a receptionist who is horrible at interacting with people, but are great behind the computer.
I am having this problem right now, but since it is has to do with volunteering, I can actually be 100% honest, and yet the words still don't sink in. Some women at the AWCB want me to take over the Hints for Living in Belgium class that happens twice a year. However, since I have already worked on the committee, I know how it runs and I know that some of the most necessary things to running the committee are some of my biggest weak points. Even though I have told the women this, they seem to think they can convince me otherwise -- that those weak points really aren't hinderances. I finally just want to say, "Trust me, I know myself and even if I promise to try harder overcome my weaknesses, I know I won't. So just let me shine with my strengths and forget about my weaknesses."
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