1.0The Systems Thinkerhttps://thesystemsthinker.comAnn McGee-Cooperhttps://thesystemsthinker.com/author/ann-mcgee-cooper/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hES8otgxXv"><a href="https://thesystemsthinker.com/quality-vs-perfectionism-when-does-our-push-for-excellence-become-dysfunctional/">Quality vs. Perfectionism: When Does Our Push for Excellence Become Dysfunctional?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thesystemsthinker.com/quality-vs-perfectionism-when-does-our-push-for-excellence-become-dysfunctional/embed/#?secret=hES8otgxXv" width="600" height="338" title="“Quality vs. Perfectionism: When Does Our Push for Excellence Become Dysfunctional?” — The Systems Thinker" data-secret="hES8otgxXv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> ver since Dr. Deming taught us about the potential power in focusing on quality, the pressure and expectation for each person to constantly improve has steadily increased. We have learned that by shifting quality inspection from a special department to the person performing the particular task, profits, customer satisfaction, and even job satisfaction can soar. […]