WHEN THINGS GET LOOSE…

leadership Sep 07, 2022

Over the last week there have been many changes, challenges and life distractions testing my focus.

For me, and the Circle Leadership team, this isn’t a new occurrence. When you are evolving it is a natural part of pushing and stretching the boundaries of your comfort zone…and being human.

Each of us in the team has had some life stuff that we’ve had to deal with. That takes priority over everything for us. We are human beings first, team members second.

The challenge this time around was that we all had something to deal with at the same time. That is a rare occurrence.

So needless to say, a few things started getting loose…

We fell behind on a few client things. Some of our own Objectives and Key Results didn’t get the attention they would normally get. I woke up Monday morning feeling like I was scrambling to hold it all together.

What do you do when things are feeling loose?

Well, thankfully, we have a system in our business.

“You don’t rise to the level of your goals; you only fall to the level of your systems.”

- James Clear – Atomic Habits

Every Monday we have our F.A.S.T. Execution™ meeting. Every Monday 7am without fail. This is a not negotiable for the organisation. One of us might not make it, but the meeting happens regardless. It is part of our accountability system (the A in FAST)

It allows us always to get focus (the F in FAST) back. This way we can at worst, stray only within a week and tighten things back up.

Don’t beat yourself up for having a bad day, or even a bad week. Actually, never beat yourself up. What you can do though is, accept responsibility for where you are or aren’t if you don’t have a system to get you back on track.

We are back on track.

Dave Clare, CEO & Founder - Circle Leadership

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