Do perfectionist bosses stifle creativity?
A boss with a perfectionist streak can be great – they set high standards and lead teams to groundbreaking innovations.
There’s a catch, though. Perfectionist leaders, especially when they show anger or harsh criticism, can undermine just the creativity and innovation they’re asking for.
Dr Gamze Koseoglu is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Melbourne. With her colleagues, she studied the impacts of perfectionism on workplace teams across three countries.
She joined us on the Thursday Daily this morning to share what they found.
Want to find out more?
Article in The Conversation: Perfectionist leaders can push their teams to meet high standards – but it can backfire and stifle creativity
Research report in The Journal of Organizational Behavior: A multimethod investigation of the interpersonal effects of leader perfectionism and anger expression on employee psychological safety and creativity
