The Working Well Podcast
The Working Well Podcast
Podcast Description
An essential podcast for corporate leaders and executives. The Working Well Podcast lives at the intersection between Business Strategy, Leadership, and Human Sustainability. Success now and in the future of work requires learning, growing, and adapting our thinking, skills, and strategies to help people and businesses thrive. On the show, we dive into topics such as sustaining high performance in your people and teams, building a strong corporate culture, managing rapid growth and change strategies, and how executive leaders can drive incredible results while avoiding the burnout trap! From closing the "Wellness-Wellbeing Gap" and elevating employee experience to innovative organizational performance strategies, each episode explores new and trending topics, interviews executive leaders, and taps into the wisdom of business icons, trailblazers, and leaders in their field.
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Content Themes
The podcast tackles themes related to Business Strategy, Leadership, and Human Sustainability, with episodes focusing on maintaining employee performance, fostering corporate culture, and implementing effective change management strategies. Examples of episodes include discussions on crisis management, navigating the future of work amidst technological advancements, and strategies for avoiding workplace burnout.

An essential podcast for corporate leaders and executives. The Working Well Podcast lives at the intersection between Business Strategy, Leadership, and Human Sustainability. Success now and in the future of work requires learning, growing, and adapting our thinking, skills, and strategies to help people and businesses thrive. On the show, we dive into topics such as sustaining high performance in your people and teams, building a strong corporate culture, managing rapid growth and change strategies, and how executive leaders can drive incredible results while avoiding the burnout trap! From closing the “Wellness-Wellbeing Gap” and elevating employee experience to innovative organizational performance strategies, each episode explores new and trending topics, interviews executive leaders, and taps into the wisdom of business icons, trailblazers, and leaders in their field.
In this episode of the Working Well Podcast, Tim Borys explores one of the most important mindset shifts for personal growth, leadership, and long-term success: the difference between mastery and perfectionism.
Many high achievers unknowingly operate from perfectionism, mistaking fear and self-protection for excellence. Tim shares personal lessons, research-backed insights, and practical strategies for developing a mastery mindset that encourages learning, resilience, creativity, and continuous improvement.
If you’ve ever struggled with procrastination, self-criticism, fear of failure, or unrealistic expectations, this episode offers a healthier and more effective path forward.
- Mastery vs perfectionism
- Fixed mindset vs growth mindset
- Why perfectionism fuels procrastination
- The role of self-compassion in performance
- Leadership and psychological safety
- Deliberate practice and high performance
- Building resilience through learning
- Creating a culture of growth
Key Question:
Where in your life are you calling something high standards when it’s actually fear-based perfectionism?

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