Managing perfectionists is tricky. They may be sensitive to criticism, but they need feedback to grow like everyone else. Here are two things you can do to help the stickler on your team:
Be clear about expectations.
Perfectionists may set unrealistic expectations for themselves. Let them know ahead of time what is most important. Be explicit so they don’t waste time on aspects of the project that don’t matter.
Encourage regular check-ins.
Perfectionists notoriously only share end products, fearing that a work-in-progress might be seen as the best they can do. Work on iterations of a project together to create a sense of collaboration and reduce the likelihood that the perfectionist will get bogged down in unnecessary details.
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Grant & Graham Projects Ltd advises and supports management of (international) companies in the development and execution of their business strategy. We possess a number of techniques which are designed to help an economic enterprise grow. Such techniques include assessments of marketing opportunities and target markets, intelligence gathering about customers and competitors, generating leads for possible sales, follow-up sales activity, formal proposal writing and business model design.
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