The Problem with Delegating Perfection

People who are emotionally intelligent realize that perfection doesn’t exist. In the workplace, integrated leaders understand that everyone makes mistakes. They are resultsoriented and strive toward high-quality outcomes, but they don’t get hung up in perfectionism or in the arrogance of believing they are always right. Integrated leaders have a degree of humility about them, are open to different ways of achieving results, and understand that problems can be solved in a variety of ways. They also appreciate diverse perspectives; managers who demand that things be done their way and can’t keep their hands off the work of their teams break down trust and demotivate and disempower others. Aside from the negative ...

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