Tonight I was at the bar. The manager walked up next to one of the servers. He told her how to do her job. She’s been there for a while. I know because I’ve seen her there before. When he was done he said ‘We strive for perfection here’. I immediately thought how stupid that was to say. As a manager myself, sure, you want people to be the best they can be. Perfection, however, is impossible. To be truly perfect you’d have to somehow embody everyone’s image of perfection simultaneously. That is not possible for any human being; from a realist standpoint. I don’t want my employees to strive for perfection. I want them to strive to be the best they can be. I want them to feel fulfilled, not pressured. So I say, strive for your own image of perfection. Try, every day, to be a better person than you were the day before. Challenge yourself, and be the best you can be. Throw everything else out the window.
Perfection is a fool’s errand
Perfection is a fool’s errand
I totally agree!