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I'm looking for a word that refers to someone who puts effort into constantly leaving things better than the way he/she found them - an interpretation of 'stewardship'.

Sample sentence: "I've been so busy solving new problems for clients daily, that I haven't had the chance to better our internal processes. This really bothers the ________ in me."

Thanks in advance!

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    What's wrong with steward?
    – Nathaniel is protesting
    Jan 13, 2016 at 16:16
  • @Nathaniel I want to use it in a corporate context. Often the word 'steward' immediately conjures images of a butler or service staff, which is not what I intend.
    – karish10
    Jan 13, 2016 at 16:20

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"I've been so busy solving new problems for clients daily, that I haven't had the chance to better our internal processes. This really bothers the perfectionist in me."

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"I've been so busy solving new problems for clients daily, that I haven't had the chance to better our internal processes. This really bothers the go-getter in me."

This might sound a little narcissistic but if you feel confident about yourself you can call yourself as a go-getter.

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  • Thanks for the suggestion. What I'm looking for is a word that describes someone who will never be satisfied, and constantly looks for new opportunities to improve things. Perfectionists attain a goal, and stop there. I hope this clarifies my question a little more!
    – karish10
    Jan 13, 2016 at 16:29
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    Perfectionists don't stop after attaining their goals. In an ideal world, they might. But this world is far from ideal. Thus, nothing is perfect. There's always scope for improvement and perfecting things. And that's what I assume you mean when you say "always tries to improve things". Nonetheless, I have added another straight forward word. Hope it helps.
    – BiscuitBoy
    Jan 13, 2016 at 16:36
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    I'm not sure a perfectionist ever actually feels they have achieved the status they seek, karish10 ... a perfectionist is what one might call an optimistic malcontent, so +1 for perfectionist, BiscuitBoy.
    – user98990
    Jan 13, 2016 at 18:48
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I'd suggest, fine-tuner.

fine-tune: to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right M-W

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You can try "improver".

This really bothers the improver in me.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/improver http://www.yourdictionary.com/improver

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