hypothéquer sa capacité à faire valoir ses atouts

[greygoose]

"Son adaptation est cependant volontaire, sa sensibilité à l’environnement pouvant occasionnellement hypothéquer sa capacité à faire valoir ses atouts."

I'm struggling to find a suitable translation for the last part of this sentence. Is it that 'his sensitivity to his (professional) environment sometimes put his ability to value his assets at risk'

But I'm not sure that even this makes sense in English!

Thanks in advance for any help you may give,

 

[requin02]

My try:

...his sensitivity to his environment sometimes impairs his ability to leverage his assets / skills.
It doesn't have exactly the same meaning.

r.

 

[bbip]

The jist of it is that he is too sensitive to the goings-on around him to realise his own value.
However I don't think that's acceptable as a translation, though. I like the phrase "impairs his ability" for hypothéquer as used above.

 

[greygoose]

Thank you both for you very helpful suggestions, the meaning of the original is much clearer now. It should just be a question of how to phrase it.

Thanks again,
GG

 

[Eyghon]

Thanks, that's precisely what I was looking for!