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What does it mean?
Goldwyn calls something 'our strongest weak point,' indicating a paradoxical vulnerability that is also a major strength.
In plain terms
He labels a paradoxical the that is also a key strength.
What can you take from it?
Recognize that a weakness can be a strategic advantage.

Where it applies

  • team retrospectives
  • business analysis

Putting it to work

  • leverage the 'weak point' as a differentiator

Questions to consider

  • What hidden strengths lie in our weaknesses?
  • How to exploit them?

Another view

The phrase is vague without specifying the point.

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