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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 23 MIN

Tackling your weaknesses as a leader

from Uncensored Renegades · host Jon Evans and Kory Marchisotto

In this episode of Uncensored Renegades, Jon and Kory tackle something most people avoid: their own weaknesses.From brutally honest feedback from partners and teams to self-awareness and uncomfortable truths, they explore how to identify what you’re not good at and why that might be the most important step in growing as a leader. They also ask whether weaknesses are just overused strengths, and how traits like empathy or attention to detail can become liabilities if left unchecked.This is a candid, self-reflective conversation on turning your weaknesses into something you can actually use.Recommended reading:Good to Great by Jim CollinsIndistractible by Nir EyalTimestamps00:00 - Start00:51 - It’s ok to talk about the things you’re not good at02:23 - How do you know what you’re not good at?03:06 - Kory’s weaknesses according to her husband04:22 - Jon’s weaknesses according to his team06:19 - Kory’s weaknesses according to her07:15 - Is a weakness an overbuilt strength?08:54 - Can empathy be a weakness?10:38 - Why Kory is trying to improve her punctuation marks14:56 - Why Jon is terrible at company politics17:36 - Why Kory wants to go to the doctors more often18:50 - How to turn weaknesses into strengths

In this episode of Uncensored Renegades, Jon and Kory tackle something most people avoid: their own weaknesses.From brutally honest feedback from partners and teams to self-awareness and uncomfortable truths, they explore how to identify what you’re not good at and why that might be the most important step in growing as a leader. They also ask whether weaknesses are just overused strengths, and how traits like empathy or attention to detail can become liabilities if left unchecked.This is a candid, self-reflective conversation on turning your weaknesses into something you can actually use.Recommended reading:Good to Great by Jim CollinsIndistractible by Nir EyalTimestamps00:00 - Start00:51 - It’s ok to talk about the things you’re not good at02:23 - How do you know what you’re not good at?03:06 - Kory’s weaknesses according to her husband04:22 - Jon’s weaknesses according to his team06:19 - Kory’s weaknesses according to her07:15 - Is a weakness an overbuilt strength?08:54 - Can empathy be a weakness?10:38 - Why Kory is trying to improve her punctuation marks14:56 - Why Jon is terrible at company politics17:36 - Why Kory wants to go to the doctors more often18:50 - How to turn weaknesses into strengths

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