Posted by I’ve heard so many interesting views on excellence or perfection.
The fact is, no one is perfect. Yes, we can all agree to that.
But, in my opinion, we shouldn’t base on that to stamp and sign off on complacency, mediocrity, underachievement, or underutilization of our potential or capabilities.
It’s like an exam where 100% is the target mark. Even if you topped the class, but you’re scoring 10% or 20%, it’s NOT okay. Please don’t say to yourself: “It’s okay because no one is perfect.” No, that is pure mediocrity.
Those needed in productive teams or engine rooms of decision-making cannot think that way. Such groups are mechanistic. They are made up of unique persons assigned different responsibilities but working together for a common goal. So each person’s output affects the other.
Imagine one person on the team achieving 45% of their target and thinking: “It’s normal. No one is perfect” while the others are hitting above 87% of their targets. Should this be accepted because no one is perfect???
This bears these questions:
- What is the yardstick to perfection?
- What is the “allowable limit” to imperfection?
Let me know what you think here.
We should not let anyone discourage us from trying to do things perfectly or hitting that 100 per cent mark.
Let’s keep on perfecting all our imperfections by getting better every day.
Bye,
James.