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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

Many perfectionists don't realize what they're doing; others do but aren't motivated to change. First ask: "Are they self-aware enough to know they have this quality and motivated to learn?" Sometimes showing you care about someone is enough to motivate them," he says. says Kaplan. But don't let her behavior exasperate you.

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

Harvard Business Review

Spreitzer and Wrzesniewski suggest using a job crafting exercise to redesign your job to better fit your motives, strengths, and passions. Focus on forging relationships that give you energy, rather than sapping it. And you don't necessarily have to transfer departments or get a promotion to do it.