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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. And, he has been able to reduce his administrative workload by delegating certain tasks to his team members who were eager to take them on. "I I was able to make room for the things I wanted to do," he says.

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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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