Sometimes good enough is good enough.
November 25, 2024
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High standards aren’t a bad thing, but they can hold you and your team back when they become inflexible. If your high standards are causing problems on your team, you can take four actions to adjust your expectations and move forward: 1) Pause, 2) know when to be flexible, 3) consider your culture fit, and 4) engage in productive conflict.
No one would argue that having high standards for your work and your teams is a bad thing. Yet sometimes, extraordinarily high standards can be unproductive and halt forward movement in your leadership career.
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Anne Sugar is an executive coach and speaker who works with senior leaders in technology, marketing, and pharmaceutical companies. She is an executive coach for the Harvard Business School Executive Program and has guest lectured at MIT. You can reach her at annesugar.com.
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Karen Walker is an executive coach and consultant who advises CEOs and senior leaders on thriving in hyper-growth. She works with both Inc. 5000 scaleups and Fortune 500 companies to move business “up and to the right” through strategy, IPOs, M&A integration, reorganization, and expansion. You can reach her at karenwalker.us.
