Updating Routines For The Win!

Everywhere I look, a squirrel is running off with an acorn. It’s just one of many signs that fall has arrived, but it’s definitely the cutest.

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It’s much cuter than how some of the fall transitions are going in my home - adjusting to our 7:17 bus pickup and late nights getting home from baseball practice have left me rushing out the door with coffee spilled on my shirt more than once.

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As Michael headed back to school (his final year of elementary school 🫠) and the extracurriculars got started, I realized that I had to take a fresh look at how I structure my days.

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Now that we’ve (mostly) settled into our new routine, I’m thinking about how you, as a leader, often face transitions that require a shift in how you do your work.

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The need for change can be motivated by lots of different things:

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🧐 Is your team reaching the tipping point from small to medium (generally speaking, when you grow past ~20 staff members)?

🧐 Are you implementing a new IT system or a new strategic plan?

🧐 Do you have new leaders on the team who bring a fresh approach?

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As things shift, it’s important to press pause, assess your norms, and make adjustments to how you accomplish the work.

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I support many organizations as they move through transitions, so I understand how challenging it can be to take a breath, let alone a break that creates space for reflection.

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But, whether it’s a change in season, a change in the environment, or a change on your team - Your present state needs to reflect what will work best now in order to meet your goals.

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Here are a few questions I ask my clients to help you get started:

• What are you doing out of habit that may no longer serve you or your team?
• What are you doing now that was super effective based on old schedules, structures, budgets, etc. but don't work as well where you are right now?
• What is your current vision and how well are your actions aligned with it?

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Or even simpler and still effective -

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>> What do you need to keep doing, start doing, and stop doing to be most effective today?

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Finding just one small shift might just make a big difference.