While often praised as a strength and justified as "having high standards," holding onto perfectionism as you advance and your job gets bigger, could stall your progress, keep you from advancing, or ultimately result in burnout.

In this episode, Ramona Shaw breaks down how that happens and why it's so hard for many to reconcile and change course.

Ramona explores:

- The difference between healthy high standards and perfectionism

- How perfectionism can create bottlenecks and slow progress

- Why letting go of perfection doesn’t mean lowering quality

- Practical ways to shift from perfect to effective leadership

If you’ve ever spent too much time tweaking an email, delaying a decision, or over-editing work that was already good enough, this episode is for you.

Learn how to focus on impact rather than perfection, and delegate effectively—even when no one else does it as well as you do.

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— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —

- Episode 248 - Mental Traps That Keep Leaders Stuck

- Episode 211 - Navigating Perfectionism in Leadership

— WHAT’S NEXT? —

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The Perfectionist Leadership Trap

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