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Chatting with The Experts with Paula OkonnehAuthor: Paula Okonneh Coach, Podcaster,Digital Marketer
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Progression vs Perfection
Thursday, 24 September, 2026
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 large numbers of women displaced from roles. She frames perfectionism as over-performance, procrastination, fear of mistakes, and difficulty delegating, and urges leaders to focus on strengths awareness using tools like CliftonStrengths, DISC, and Myers-Briggs, emphasizing progress over perfection. Holton promotes her Permission Room workshop for women leaders and highlights three essentials—vulnerability, curiosity, and resilience—plus wellbeing practices to reclaim joy. Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and Setup 01:34 Meet Dr Helen Holton 02:04 Recovering Perfectionist Story 04:51 Bias and Misalignment 07:12 Cultural Overperformance 09:54 Excellence Over Perfection 12:55 Faith Lens on Perfectionism 16:03 Strengths and Awareness 18:29 Procrastination and Book Journey 22:08 Permission Room Workshop 26:28 Three Leadership Essentials 28:03 Resilience and Wellbeing 30:21 Connect and Closing Get In Touch: If you're interested in connecting with Dr Helen Holton, you can reach her via her website (https://drhelenholton.com), via Instagram (https://instagram.com/drhelenholton), via Substack (https://substack.com/@drhelenholton), or via her LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/drhelenholton). For those interested in sharing their own stories on "Chatting with the Experts," reach out to Paula Okonneh through her website at chattingwiththeexperts.com or connect via LinkedIn.
