In a world of seemingly endless tasks and action-items, the ability to know when something is finally done is extremely important. Even if you know when something is done, what do you do if someone on your team doesn’t seem to know when a task is complete? Not knowing when something’s done relates to the problems of the “perfection paradox.” It is all about a lack of confidence and the fear of being less than perfect. The unconscious thinking is that if I don’t complete anything, I can’t be judged and found to be imperfect. Sounds like a great plan, right? This is ...
by John Ryan