Employees generally agree that leaders with a passion for excellence, quality and accomplishment benefit their organizations. These qualities place leaders at the top of their fields. No one faults managers who give their all and make sacrifices, but too much of a good thing can also pose problems. Perfectionistic leaders may be as damaging as…
Are you working for a perfectionistic leader? Here’s a tip: submissiveness is not the answer. And as much as you’d like to, resist the urge to express resentment, defiance or disrespect. Rebelliousness goads perfectionists into reacting, worsening your relationship and causing irreparable damage. Instead, demonstrate your commitment to excellence by telling your boss that you,…
Perfectionism’s negative tendencies outweigh the positives when taken to extremes. As a coach, I see first-hand how working for a perfectionistic leader can be unbearable when they: Are generally inflexible and loath to entertain other ideas Become self-righteous when they’ve determined their analysis is thorough and needs no improvement Hover over employees, attempting to ensure…
Annie L. – Managing Toxicologist
Jenna’s coaching approach is the perfect blend between active listening with compassion and direct feedback when you need to hear it the most. I have many colleagues who have worked with Jenna, all with very different work styles, and they’ve all had similar success with their coaching sessions. If you are hesitant at all to open yourself up to coaching, Jenna is the perfect coach for you…
Darrell W. – Inorganic Chemistry Expert
Jenna helped me learn how to communicate powerfully by taking into consideration what the other person needs and how to create an open dialogue for them to share their ideas. Our coaching conversations not only provided me different ways to get the results I was looking for it gave me the momentum to experiment with other communication approaches…
