"You Do Not Rise To The Level Of Your Goals. You Fall To The Level Of Your Systems."

This afternoon I will have my last session with an organization's exploration of the book Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Although the book focuses mostly on individual habit creation and deletion, throughout our work together, we expanded to the organizational level, and looked at the collective habits that are impeding their progress to meet their goals.

These are some of the "bad" habits that they outlined when we started:

• People showing up late to meetings
• Double attending meetings (yes, it's possible online)

• Lack of focus during meetings - task switching on virtual calls
• Having meetings during people's lunch hour
• Undervalueing risks - assuming we can overcome all challenges
• Not stopping to connect with colleagues - not even saying hello
• Saying YES to too much
• Taking responsibility for things that aren't ours to take on (related to above)
• Not being prepared for meetings
• Relying too heavily on email, especially to resolve conflicts/challenges

As senior leaders, this group has influence not just on the goals, but also on the systems within the organization.

We've had 6 sessions together, and today I will discover how much of the book, and our sessions have moved the needle on some of these habits.

Do you have any "bad"habits? Does your organization?

Originally posted on LinkedIn with comments.
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