Processes are good but Good Habits are better.

Posted May 31, 2008

I was thinking about the processes that make our working lives easier… you know those steps/checklists/routines that we agree on, that are based on our lessons learnt and our ideas for how we want things to work in the future.

The thing is though a process is only good if it is stuck to right? So really it’s all about forming good habits out of good processes.
So if I have worked out a process what have I got to do to stick to it?

These things spring to mind:

  1. Know it - really understand what the point is
  2. Want it - you’ve got to want the benefit right?
  3. Remember it - use prompts like to do list & calendar reminders to remind you
  4. Potentially piggy back it on an existing habit
  5. Use peer pressure - if a group like a project team needs the habit, be accountable to each other for your process responsibilities.
  6. Make time for it - you got to have time for it right

Any other ideas?

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