Opinion

The Coach: How the light gets in – in praise of imperfection

By 2022-11-16T05:00:00

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Perfectionists can achieve great things but they can also demotivate their teams and create cycles of negativity, writes Louise Rodgers

I went to see the new Leonard Cohen documentary last weekend. The film weaves his life and song writing history together and features many of his lyrics, including these:

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That’s how the light gets in.

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