My SmartPath

Coined by Meredith Belbin, allowable weaknesses are 'the price you pay for someone's greatest strengths'. Belbin suggested that strengths and weaknesses are two sides of the same coin, and that we should learn to accept some (but not all) of the weaknesses of others.

The emotional, fight, flight, freeze or flock response that our brains have when a 'threat' is faced. The hijack can feel overwhelming and actively reduces our ability to think rationally.

Often confused with aggressive, assertiveness simply means to communicate in a way that respects both your rights and the rights of other people. It is firm and fair.