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Successful communication vs. perfectionism: contacts & networks are everything!
By Simone Janson (More) • Last updated on October 18.06.2023, XNUMX • First published on 05.07.2018/XNUMX/XNUMX • So far 5397 readers, 1302 social media shares Likes & Reviews (5 / 5) • Read & write comments
But even if perfectionists manage to meticulously clear off their mountain of tasks: Many examples show that it doesn't matter at all. Success often just doesn't depend on Performance away. The right thing is much more important Network of contacts.
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- Success through notoriety
- Do good and talk about it
- Working on the performance limit is more damaging
- The good wire is important!
- Principle of humanity
- Why we should cooperate
- Founders stand in the way with perfectionism itself
- Break the joy of your own idea?
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Success through notoriety
A very large part of the success is through the spun contact network and the name recognition in the Companies certainly. Pure hard-working workers, who quietly work their way through their little room from morning to night, therefore have bad cards, because nobody sees how they toil.
The Executivewho only comes at 9 a.m. doesn't even notice that you were there at 7 a.m. to get the project concept ready on time. He overlooks the fact that you don't take a lunch break because you still have that eMailList must work through. And when he goes to 18 clock, he also gets no more, as the perfectionist beats the night because he still processes the files.
Do good and talk about it
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How important positive Self-portrayal in companies is what perfectionists often only realize when colleagues pass them on the career ladder and they themselves are falling behind professionally.
For others, when no one is going to put their mouths to their lips, many perfectionists are silent, because this form of self-expression seems inappropriate to them.
Working on the performance limit is more damaging
Instead, they always work on their performance limits, hoping that others will notice their dedication and talent on their own. Secretly, however, they often dream of breastfeeding from accomplishing something truly great that surprises and outshines everyone else.
But it rarely happens that the increased use is also perceived, because the performance is taken for granted by most bosses.
What superiors perceive, on the other hand, are the negative aspects of perfectionism, because they are, unfortunately, much more obvious. Perfectionists often have not only to themselves but also to other high demands and are extremely truth-loving.
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Therefore keep up with her Opinions reluctantly behind the mountain, even if it hurts. There are also ambitious People practically in constant competition with others are unpleasantly noticeable for this reason alone.
But who, for example, in Meeting constantly openly criticizes colleagues and even the boss and shows that he knows everything better, need not be surprised if he is soon decried as bossy and uncomfortable and uses up his sympathy points. Instead of putting your finger on burning wounds in this way, it would sometimes be much more convenient to simply play the game of appearances.
Principle of humanity
Because often rises on the career ladder faster, who has a good line to the right people. This is due to the fact that humans are by nature less designed for competitive behavior than for cooperation.
The neurobiologist and doctor Joachim Bauer explained this very clearly in his book “Principle of Humanity: Why we cooperate by nature”. Accordingly, the basic human motivation is interpersonal recognition, Esteemto find and give attention or affection - and not to eliminate the competition according to the motto survival of the fittest.
Why we should cooperate
And the relationship with the boss is also better if you talk to each other instead of constantly Criticism zu to practice, cooperated with him. That doesn't mean constantly sacrificing yourself for them: it's more about helping the boss and the company achieve their goals by putting yourself in their shoes and knowing what they want before they say it.
It's about being informed about the processes in the company at all times in order to be able to act correctly if necessary. And it's about your own Competencies expand to be useful to the business. Anyone who acts in this way makes life easier for their boss and makes themselves indispensable – Career guaranteed!
Founders stand in the way with perfectionism itself
But even those who are their own boss stand in their own way as entrepreneurs: Because as a Founders Nobody can say exactly how to do it, and this makes many enormously insecure, some founders display all sorts of perfectionist habits to compensate for their insecurity: They want to do everything as correctly and perfectly as possible and avoid every mistake if possible.
Because the StrategyWanting to avoid mistakes at all costs, even as a self-employed person, only means that decisions are repeatedly postponed or not made at all - absolutely deadly for founders, for those who have the ability to be self-employed decide is one of the most important properties. In this way, perfectionism also inhibits the ability to learn from mistakes - and thus everyone Innovation.
Break the joy of your own idea?
But that's not all: perfectionist founders verlieren only too happy to focus on the smallest details, such as the design of the business card, instead of keeping an eye on the big picture. You then stubbornly follow the path you have chosen, because every deviation leads to even more uncertainty.
They also destroy the joy of founding their own company. And instead of working effectively, some founders become blind actionism. But that doesn't have to be the case if you just look at yourself clear makes why you act like this - namely uncertainty!
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Simone Janson is publisher, Consultant and one of the 10 most important German bloggers Blogger Relevance Index. She is also head of the Institute's job pictures Yourweb, with which she donates money for sustainable projects. According to ZEIT owns her trademarked blog Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® to the most important blogs for careers, professions and the world of work. More about her im Career. All texts by Simone Janson.
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3 responses to "Successful communication vs. perfectionism: contacts & networks are everything!"
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[...] A career despite perfectionism: It all depends on the right contact with the boss! [...]
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Hello Mr. Hagemann,
thanks for the stimulating discussion. I suppose you are a professional? Unfortunately, you did not specify a website where I could find you. Your contribution is stimulating because it shows very nicely how my theses can be misunderstood (or want?). And very nice also your polemical exaggerations.You already give yourself the answer to the rhetorical question you expressed in the first paragraph: “Although he asked for work to be prioritized, he still wanted all customers (100%) to be served, every penny of sales taken away, every one Minute of daily work is also used, which is good for a company. "
Exactly this is the point that perfectionists often misunderstand: 80 percent performance does not mean that in the end only 80 percent result comes out. It does not mean that we do not bother and fool around, it just means to find a healthy measure. On the other hand, however, a pilot with such a 100% performance unfortunately can not rule out that the plane still crashes, even if just perfectionists are eager to persuade themselves to calm down. Exactly, but that usually leads to uncertainty.
Interesting is your argumentation chain from the pilot over the employee of a waterworks to the manager: They argue exclusively from the result, implying thus already, that always synonymous always only 80 percent output come out. However, there are numerous studies that prove the opposite and even show that the tendency to do it right at all costs leads to mistakes, because you are only struggling unnecessarily. Imagine only one employee who is to serve a new machine: Perhaps he has rolled the manuals for the night, but is now making mistakes out of lack of sleep?
In this regard, I plead with my theses for a rethink, because the dominant especially in Germany perfectionism is also anti-innovation. I am therefore looking forward to further lively discussions and feedback from the field.
Simone Janson
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Ms. Janson can give you wonderful advice. The manager should only give 80 percent instead of the possible 100%. then - so your last sentence in the article in the magazine “Managerseminare” - he did a perfect job.
Sometimes completely among us: you do not mean this nonsense. Or?Because what if the captain of an airplane, the train driver in the ICE or simply the employee of the control center of the municipal waterworks or maybe even a manager would really follow your advice? What would the result be? Flights that crash 80% of the way? Trains that simply stop after 80% of the route? You only get water for showering, cooking food, etc. on 80% of the day (around 19 hours)? A department of a company is closed just because a manager “forgets” the - for him - not so important conversation with the staff council.
Apart from you, hardly anyone wants that!If you already quote Pareto, please try to understand it. He asked for a prioritization of the work, but he wanted to serve every customer (100%), every cent of the turnover is taken, every minute of the daily work is used, as a company does well.
Of course, nobody wants the perfectionists who need a week for a job instead of the planned two days. But nobody wants the high-flyers, who are 1,5 percent ready after 80 days! (There are already enough of these “rivets in pinstripes”.) And when these pragmatists stand around and talk stupidly about how simple everything is, then they are definitely not building a functioning network. The opposite is the case.
The IBM you brought into the game is certainly (for outsiders) a good example for the IT industry, but otherwise rather useless. (Given the many mistakes that Big Blue made over the past 30 years, IBM is more of a good example in the IT industry of how not to do it!)
My request: Do yourself a favor with yourself and your readers: Write only on topics that you have at least an idea of what it means. And all other topics leave you to the professionals!
B.Hagemann
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