perfectionism

Dr. Helen Holton, a leadership strategist, coach, author, and former Baltimore City Councilwoman,  discusses how perfectionism creates “perfection-driven misalignment,” the gap between excellence and perfection that pressures leaders, teams, culture, and results. Holton shares her leadership journey, including self-doubt, overworking, feeling unseen, and the need to find one’s voice amid conscious and unconscious bias, noting