Unless activities are focused and straightforward, perfectionists have a tendency to
never complete them. Large projects, complicated procedures, iterations, and anything
involving trade-offs are things that perfectionists either attempt to prolong (in an attempt
to get others to strive for perfection) or mentally check out of and feign participation. Such
behavior does not lead to productivity. Unfortunately, disaster recovery planning encompasses
almost everything that perfectionists dislike.
How Do You Deal with These Problems?
Perfectionists can complicate disaster recovery planning in one of two ways. First, they
may try to make the process much more than what it is by increasing the scope, bringing
up objections, and so on. Second, they may decide that their participation isn??™t really
required, since no one listens to them when they voice their opinions on what isn??™t being
addressed.
There are two critical ways to assuage perfectionists. First and foremost, you must be
able to assure them that their observations on what hasn??™t been accounted for are of use.
Respond to objections with something like, ???Excellent.
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