Perfectionism can be a double-edged sword, writes Alice Boyes. She shares five ways perfectionists can self-sabotage in the workplace:
- Struggling to make decisions or take action
- Worrying excessively about sunk costs
- Avoiding challenges to avoid failure
- Applying their high standards to others
- Ruminating about weaknesses, mistakes, and failures
Source: Harvard Business Review, April 2, 2018. Link. Boyes offers practical solutions for minimizing the downsides of perfectionistic tendencies.
No matter how much it may feel like perfectionism is a helpful trait, it usually isn’t.”