Teams are stronger when they stop pretending to be perfect: How to move beyond high-functioning anxiety and high performer burnout to create sustainable performance
I. I'm perfect, so why am I falling apart? There are some people who seemingly have perfectly organized lives, successful careers, and consistently deliver enviable results. They are always prepared, feel overly responsible for their work, and somehow manage to hide their struggles because they don't want to disappoint those around them. But behind this external success is a shadow of constant internal pain. Experts define this condition as High-Functioning Anxiety (HFA). HFA is a condition that makes individuals constantly run...