Breaking habits to commit to new year, leadership goals
Experts offered tips to help New Year’s resolutions and leadership development interventions thrive.
A recent survey found that nearly one-third of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, especially those aged 18 to 29 years, according to a news article from Fast Company. Goals related to saving money, improving health and well-being, achieving more physical activity and eating healthier are often among the most popular resolutions.
However, these beginning-of-year goals can have low execution rates because they require long-term effort. The experts cited in the article detailed that individuals may face challenges unlearning behavioral patterns and dispositions — revealing how personal motivations can clash with the capacity to change. Research indicated that individuals who exhibited greater self-efficacy and readiness for change as well as employed cognitive-behavioral techniques were more likely to achieve their New Year’s resolutions.
The experts further indicated that leadership development can be approached the same way as New Year’s resolutions. Improving leadership skills can be difficult to accomplish properly, especially when the pressure to change is external rather than intrinsic. The experts recommended that leadership development should be supported by coaches who can offer high-quality expertise and help them stay on track, align with organization incentives and expectations, leverage behavioral science and embrace a willingness to learn and grow.
The experts concluded that building sustainable habits can help individuals enact longer-term change.
Read more: Fast Company
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