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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

They tend to be impatient with or hypercritical of others and they're not good at delegating. "On Accept that they may not be good managers as they are likely to demand too much of their people (see "hypercritical" and "bad at delegating" above). Appreciate the positives while recognizing the negatives.

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Don't Like Your Job? Change It (Without Quitting)

Harvard Business Review

Some people make radical moves; others make small changes" in how they delegate or schedule their day, Wrzesniewski says. He also approached his company's training and development office about developing a course that uses positive psychology to teach innovation and creativity. And it's paid off.