The Parable of the Sharpest Talent
The expressions "sharp and talented" and "rounded person" are used to refer to human resources.
pointed stone and the image of a round stone by a river, etc.
The analogy of "a sharp stone becoming round" is often used.
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'Sharp people become rounded.'
Some interpret it negatively, others positively.
How to perceive people who feel negatively:
The sharpest points are strengths and areas of expertise
Good engineers become mediocre cobblestones when their "sharp edges" are chipped away by the homogeneous pressures of big business.
How to perceive people who feel positive:
The sharpest point is the lack of cooperativeness due to youth
Sharpness causes unnecessary friction by bumping into others.
The sharp edges are removed while being struggled with, and they become rounded and "amicable character".
The fact that these two interpretations are not even independent makes the problem deeper.
The two correspond to the words "specialist" and "generalist".
see #Specialists and Generalists
#Parable
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