Originally posted on Linkedin Pulse.
He wasn't Superman on day 1, he was just some kid.
Think about SUPERMAN - a kid with potential to shape the entire world, a master of his environment, a solution shaper a SUPER HERO!
Here is a fella who through effectuation and gutsy flying experiments uncovered his real potential as well as his weaknesses. Here is a guy who retreats often to his mentor and coach to download and seek direction. Here is a guy who taps into the best knowledge in the universe to make sure he is abreast of the most recent developments in the world of inter-galactic villainry. Here is a guy with a mission!
He had the potential to be superman but needed to go through a process.
I often come across individuals who are looking for perfection and corporate super powers on day 1 - they feel entitled and driven to deliver perfection with their first rapid iteration.
Seldom do we get it 100% right the first time and frankly 100% right is a relative concept. Who says what 100% really is and why cant you be part of designing the next 100% instead of feeling you need to align to a fictitious expectation of yourself that you rarely have even conceptualised?
I often find people stuck in this negative feedback loop: I need to be perfect -> If I am not I will not achieve -> I do not actually know what perfect looks like -> I will not try in case I fail.
All this usually against a standard that has not yet been quantified but rather remains a figment of the imagination.
Sound crazy? Many people struggle with this in our VUCA world.
One of the key reasons for this skewed expectation (which is a performance killer, not a performance enhancer) is the lack of robust and reliable feedback loops in life and in work.
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