CHAPTER 13Prepare Their Team for the Future
…this year you shall eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs from that? Then in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 37
Growing up in an agricultural community you learn to think ahead. Taking shortcuts in soil preparation, seed quality, or weed control affects the crop in the fall. Taking shortcuts in fertilization, crop rotation, and drainage affects yields for years to come.
This chapter will challenge leaders to step back, think, and act on what it takes to prepare their teams for the future.
You Get What You Repeat
In Atomic Habits, James Clear reminds us that repeatable habits are the key to getting what you want tomorrow.
Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. Your clutter is a lagging measure of your cleaning habits. You get what you repeat.
James Clear. Atomic Habits (p. 18). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
When you apply this principle to leadership, your team's success will be a function of the habits you and your team develop. This is one way you prepare ...
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