Perfectionism is killing your productivity and stressing your team. Here's why "excellent and done" beats "perfect and never finished" every time.

Here's the thing about leadership: we accumulate baggage. Not just physical clutter on our desks (though let's be honest, that happens too), but mental and emotional weight that limits our effectiveness. Habits that made sense at one point but don't anymore. Beliefs about leadership that sound noble but actually hold us back.

Let me paint you a picture of my past self: Friday afternoon, 4:30 PM. My desk looks like a paper explosion. Fifteen browser tabs open. Unread emails stacking up. Post-it notes stuck to everything. My brain is already halfway to the weekend, but there's this nagging feeling in my gut that I'm forgetting something important.

When you have systems and tools that work seamlessly for you, you free up mental energy for the bigger picture; strategy, relationship building, and the complex decisions that define great leadership.