Setting yourself up for success

"Small changes make a big difference!  Watch James Clear talking about how those 1% marginal gains really add up in this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nzqnXWvSo  What are you going to do consistently?   And if you miss a day, don’t worry. If you are mostly doing it as you planned, you will make progress. As James Clear says, it's like an election - you don't need all the votes, just most of them!" 

This week is all about choosing your 'be'. The 'do' and the 'have' then follow much more easily. It takes a while to build this leadership muscle but keep working on it! Choose your 'be' for key events and important conversations. You could even share the idea with someone and get them into this habit.  If you want to go a bit deeper, take a look at James Clear's thinking on identity and how it shapes your habits: https://jamesclear.com/identity-based-habits 

Learning to reflect or 'retro' with honesty and a learning mindset is powerful for us as leaders individually and is also a tool that we can use with our teams to build a safe, learning environment. Atlassian's page on retros is for teams but contains useful guidance for self too: https://www.atlassian.com/team-playbook/plays/retrospective 

We are concerned about many things, but effective leaders focus on the things they can influence. Stephen Covey's Circle of Influence: https://www.epinsight.com/post/embracing-your-circle-of-influence#:~:text=Covey%20argues%20that%20spending%20time,our%20%E2%80%9CCircle%20of%20Influence%E2%80%9D. 

Things are a bit confusing and complex at the moment, and as a team leader you may be feeling that things are a little out of your control, but you may have more of a grip than you think.