Coaching practices for The Gifts of Imperfection with My Team

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  • When I mess up I tear into myself in a way I’d never speak to anyone I love
  • I’m so used to managing how I come across that I’m not even sure people know the real me
  • I won’t put anything out until it’s flawless, so most of it never goes out at all
  • I scroll and instantly feel behind everyone
  • On my team nobody will admit they’re stuck or wrong or don’t know something

Practices that may help

  1. The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical
    Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection argues that a sense of worthiness comes not from being perfect but from embracing imperfection — through authenticity, self-compassion, and what she calls wholehearted living. The book’s guideposts come from grounded-theory analysis of qualitative interviews, so they are well-developed patterns from lived experience rather than experimentally proven steps.
  2. Practice self-compassion
    Respond to your own imperfection with the kindness you’d offer a friend, not harsh judgment.
    The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical
  3. Cultivate authenticity
    Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and show up as who you actually are.
    The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical
  4. Let go of perfectionism
    See perfectionism as a shield against judgment, not a path to excellence — and set it down.
    The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical
  5. Let go of comparison
    Stop measuring your worth against others — comparison fits in by being the same and standing out at once.
    The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical
  6. Build vulnerability-based trust
    Teams that can’t admit weakness, mistakes, or ignorance to each other cannot genuinely collaborate.
    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Made Practical
  7. Name frustrations without shame
    Frustrations are not weaknesses — they’re a mismatch signal that the team can act on.
    The 6 Types of Working Genius (Patrick Lencioni)
  8. Align around collective results, not individual status
    Teams fail when members prioritize their own visibility or department’s success over the shared goal.
    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Made Practical
  9. Build contributor safety — people offer ideas without fear of rejection
    Create conditions where team members volunteer ideas, analysis, and solutions without waiting to be asked.
    The Four Stages of Psychological Safety
  10. Claim worthiness now
    Believe you are worthy of love and belonging as you are — not after you fix yourself.
    The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical

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