Craig T. Owens

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Automatic habits are an integral part of our everyday lives. From driving a car to the way we tie our shoes, these habits help us all the time with very little thought. Of course, habits aren’t limited to these mundane tasks, we also form them in other areas, like our leadership. As a leader, it’s important to be self-reflective of our habits and make sure they are taking us in the direction we want to go. In this episode, Greg and I discuss how cultivating the right habits will help you flourish as a leader.

• [0:19] Aristotle said excellence is a matter of our habits. 
• [1:27] Our habits are mostly automatic—both the good and the bad habits.
• [3:10] How do we keep our habits healthy during chaotic times?
• [5:54] What about coping habits—should a leader use them or avoid them?
• [7:15] My most beneficial leadership habit.
• [9:13] Time-wasters are habits too.
• [10:37] When we make changes in our habits, they should be incremental changes.
• [12:17] We need to know why we want to make the change in a habit. The “why” determines the “what” and the “how.”
• [15:24] How do leaders sustain their healthy habits?
• [16:33] How can leaders regain their list momentum of good habits?
• [19:27] Leaders need to be aware of the pull of their unintentional habits.
• [22:23] How do we get our habits to serve us?
• [23:30] I share two vital habits all high-performing leaders need.
• [24:56] Leaders need to develop “muscle memory” to keep their healthy habits serving them.
• [26:27] Greg shares some important quotes about a leader’s habits.

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