The definition is relative. The concept isn't.
We want and strive for perfection. We certainly should strive for it. We should always actively work towards reaching it. It is a destination that doesn't really isn't, and the process should always follow the journey to attain it, simultaneous to acknowledging that it doesn't really exist, but the more we prepare, and work towards it, the better we can be in terms of productivity, happiness, success and everything else we desire.
Perfection in its tangible, realistic terms doesn't really exist though. "Perfect" candidates don't exist. "Perfect" employees don't exist. "Perfect" businesses don't exist.
"Perfect fit" is an illusion.
Why? It's because life isn't perfect; people aren't perfect; businesses aren't perfect.
Perfection is a fallacy. It is an illusive idea that the world chases.
We can only really take imperfect, and work on continuous improvement. We can take imperfect, and train. We can take good, great, amazing and work on reaching as close to perfect as possible.
We need to adjust our expectations to ensure that we are able to deliver quality service to not only our clients, but also our employees, to help us retain talent, and improve morale to a point that we are being the best we can be. Employees are any organisation's greatest asset.
No employees = no business.
When we expect perfection, we expect flawlessness. No one is flawless. It's an unrealistic expectation that doesn't account for or prepare for imperfect situations & disasters. The core of success relies on preparation. We need to forecast issues, and we need to prepare. We can never stop preparing, because the moment we stop is the moment we set ourselves up for failure. COVID19 hit the world hard. We weren't prepared. We lacked the structural capacity to handle it. Therefore, we all had to enact drastic changes overnight. However, we made those changes, and we made things work, regardless of what the outcome was. If you are still alive and reading this, you survived COVID. You are still surviving. You may be having a hard time, but you have made it through, up to this point at least. It puts things in perspective. Some companies fared very well; some crumbled. A lot of other factors affected this - we can't blame companies, the government or the people. It's a global disaster and as it stands, there weren't a lot of options available. However, there are things we can do to minimise the damage now, and I think that a lot of that comes from expecting and preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. That's all we can do to ensure that we succeed. Let's work together, to build a more resilient workforce, business and world.
Stay safe.
We want and strive for perfection. We certainly should strive for it. We should always actively work towards reaching it. It is a destination that doesn't really isn't, and the process should always follow the journey to attain it, simultaneous to acknowledging that it doesn't really exist, but the more we prepare, and work towards it, the better we can be in terms of productivity, happiness, success and everything else we desire.
Perfection in its tangible, realistic terms doesn't really exist though. "Perfect" candidates don't exist. "Perfect" employees don't exist. "Perfect" businesses don't exist.
"Perfect fit" is an illusion.
Why? It's because life isn't perfect; people aren't perfect; businesses aren't perfect.
Perfection is a fallacy. It is an illusive idea that the world chases.
We can only really take imperfect, and work on continuous improvement. We can take imperfect, and train. We can take good, great, amazing and work on reaching as close to perfect as possible.
We need to adjust our expectations to ensure that we are able to deliver quality service to not only our clients, but also our employees, to help us retain talent, and improve morale to a point that we are being the best we can be. Employees are any organisation's greatest asset.
No employees = no business.
When we expect perfection, we expect flawlessness. No one is flawless. It's an unrealistic expectation that doesn't account for or prepare for imperfect situations & disasters. The core of success relies on preparation. We need to forecast issues, and we need to prepare. We can never stop preparing, because the moment we stop is the moment we set ourselves up for failure. COVID19 hit the world hard. We weren't prepared. We lacked the structural capacity to handle it. Therefore, we all had to enact drastic changes overnight. However, we made those changes, and we made things work, regardless of what the outcome was. If you are still alive and reading this, you survived COVID. You are still surviving. You may be having a hard time, but you have made it through, up to this point at least. It puts things in perspective. Some companies fared very well; some crumbled. A lot of other factors affected this - we can't blame companies, the government or the people. It's a global disaster and as it stands, there weren't a lot of options available. However, there are things we can do to minimise the damage now, and I think that a lot of that comes from expecting and preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. That's all we can do to ensure that we succeed. Let's work together, to build a more resilient workforce, business and world.
Stay safe.
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