You’re probably under pressure at work. Work keeps getting faster, more urgent, and more demanding. And it’s natural to want to do your best. But striving to be perfect can wreak havoc on your mental ...

Research shows that an employee’s perception of what makes an authentic leader is the most significant predictor of job satisfaction and happiness at work. And I experienced this firsthand when my ...

The line between healthy ambition and destructive perfectionism has become increasingly blurred in our achievement-obsessed culture. What begins as a desire for excellence can gradually evolve into a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. It’s wrong to assume that striving for perfectionism is inherently bad. It’s often healthy for artists, athletes, and many service ...

New research points out why perfectionism is your enemy pretending to be your best friend. We all know perfectionism as a quality we’re meant to be proud of, especially in professional settings.

In September 2020, a male perfectionism scholar had his assistant tell me he would “not be available for further interviews” after I got a time difference wrong. I had all five kids in my blended ...

Rising parental expectations and criticism are linked to an increase in perfectionism among college students, which can have damaging mental health consequences, according to new research. Rising ...

Specific dispositional characteristics are thought to predispose individuals to depression. One such predisposing factor is maladaptive perfectionism. Perfectionism is defined as setting excessively ...

Conventional wisdom states that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are particularly prone to perfectionism. They are, after all, told the end goal of one’s eternal existence is ...