See if the following statements describe your leadership style to some, or even a large degree:
- Do you view the people you work with as the types of people who don’t care about doing a good job, or take pride in their performance?
- Do you feel that you would be better off doing the job yourself rather than having to re-do the less than perfect work of others?
- Do you expect too much from your direct reports or from your peers?
- Do you often feel disappointed or upset if you don’t accomplish everything on your to-do-list?
- Have others told you that you are a perfectionist?
If most of these statements resonate, you may be a “Perfectionist” and as a leader you may want to reconsider that state of mind and leadership style.
Perfectionism Is A Two-Sided Coin
Now let me say up front that perfectionism is a two-sided coin.
One side, which I commonly refer to as the “Achievement Side”, is expressed as needing to perform in an excellent manner whereby striving for results provides a great level of satisfaction and a sense of pride and accomplishment.
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Using reliable research results in order to formulate and choose employee assessment methods is known as evidence-based management – something every leader should strive for.
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The truth is that to achieve the most impact from an executive coaching engagement, the leader being coached must involve his or her key stakeholders — those people who are key to their business success.
In troubled economic times like these, most organizations are engaged in some form or “belt-tightening,” cutting down on capital expenditures, laying off workers or freezing salaries, even cutting back on office supplies, travel, or training.
