Putting it simply, what we accomplish, our performance, is a function of what we do and what we don’t do. I’ll say this holds true for us as individuals and for organizations.

Okay, you may be saying, so what’s the big deal? The big deal is that most of what we do is habitual, and habits, by definition, are unconscious patterns of behavior. For the most part we don’t even realize when we are operating in a habit – we’re on automatic. It’s not that habits are bad. It’s just that we are unaware of them when they are in play, particularly those habits that limit our effectiveness and performance. (more…)