EPISODE #877
Vitale Buford Hardin
From Perfect to Productive:
Breaking the Paralyzing Cycle of Perfectionism
877 Vitale Buford Hardin: From Perfect to Productive
How to Lead with Authenticity, Build Resilience, and Become Open to Growth
How do you know if you’re a perfectionist? Chances are you are your own worst critic, and that inner bully voice rarely let’s up. Likely you work relentlessly hard to prove your worth. Pretty certain you find it hard to delegate tasks to others and you might think you have to “do it all to have it all”. It may be that you spend more time planning than doing, waiting for the perfect time or circumstances to make decisions.
If you are an entrepreneur or executive and any of that describes you, you are one of 97% of leaders struggling with some form of perfectionism, and it’s holding you back in business and life.
Vitale Buford Hardin is on a mission to help leaders and corporate cultures overcome the perils of perfectionism.
Today Vitale shares her personal journey from her Adderall-fueled workaholism and the toll it took on her career and entrepreneurship, and now as CEO and Founder of the Hardin Group how she now helps executives and organizations like Humana, NCAA, Zappos, LifePoint Health, Logan Aluminum and the University of Kentucky change their corporate cultures to ones of excellence, authenticity, adaptability, and resilience.
🔑Key Takeaways🔑
🛑 Recognizing Perfectionism: Why perfectionism isn’t about high standards; it’s a coping mechanism rooted in fear and the need for external validation that holds us back in business and life.
📈 Entrepreneurial Impact: Learn how perfectionism hinders decision-making, innovation, resilience, adaptability, and overall business scalability, plus why it will never be the “perfect” time to make a decision.
🤝 Perfectionism is the Enemy of Delegation: Learn why perfectionism hinders the growth and success of your team.
🛠️Practical Resources: Get tools and strategies for overcoming perfectionism.
🔄 Corporate Culture & Perfectionism: How changing workplace paradigms to increase psychological safety can drastically reduce perfectionist tendencies and boost productivity and innovation.
More about Vitale Buford Hardin at vitaleandco.com
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More about Vitale at Vitale And Co
Vitale Buford Hardin is an entrepreneur and leading expert in perfectionism and how it permeates corporate culture to limit individual performance and entrepreneurial success. President and CEO of The Hardin Group, Vitale works with business leaders to transform perfectionism into excellence by learning to lead with authenticity, build resilience, improve communication and emotional intelligence. She has served clients including Keeneland, Humana, NCAA, Zappos, LifePoint Health, Logan Aluminum and the University of Kentucky. A published author, nationally recognized speaker, and iPEC-certified executive coach, she brings 15 years of corporate experience to her custom trainings, strategic advisory, culture change initiatives and performance coaching.
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