Are you also a perfectionist?

(by Damola Morenikeji)

I used to be a perfectionist - or maybe a better way is to say that I'm learning how not to be.

Recently, I spoke with some senior colleagues and friends who have similar 'tendencies', and what I learnt was revealing. As perfectionists, too much time is spent on little differences - most of which are at the margin - at the expense of the really important…