Spring naturally invites us to clear away clutter. At home, it's straightforward - we sort, discard, and simplify our physical spaces. Yet leaders rarely apply the same practices to our own habits, routines, or practices. Leadership can easily accumulate cluttered thinking, overly complicated routines, or unnecessary actions, all quietly reducing our capacity to lead effectively.
Small shifts in everyday habits create meaningful capacity over time. Leaders who regularly refresh their routines clear away habits that no longer serve them or their teams. These shifts might feel small in isolation, yet their impact multiplies.
Consider your daily leadership practices. Which actions have become automatic but no longer clearly support your goals? What routines or meetings continue out of habit rather than necessity?
Choose one small shift you could make right now to refresh your capacity. Perhaps you shorten recurring meetings by fifteen minutes, freeing space for clearer thinking. Or maybe you set specific windows in your day for checking email, reducing distraction. Each small shift is simple, achievable, and powerfully effective.
Making these small adjustments regularly creates cumulative capacity, freeing attention for clearer, more purposeful actions. Like spring cleaning your physical environment, these shifts remove hidden clutter and restore clarity.
Where might your leadership habits benefit from a small but deliberate refresh?
What single habit, simplified or removed, would create the most noticeable difference?
Leadership today shapes readiness for tomorrow.
If creating more capacity through simple habit shifts resonates, my Creating Capacity Masterclass is available to host in your organisation. In this interactive session, we explore practical productivity hacks and everyday habits that refresh your leadership routines and unlock greater clarity, energy, and purposeful action for your entire team.
You can access the recording of my recent Creating Capacity Masterclass from the 2025 public Masterclass Series. The next Masterclass in this series is Recharge: Rhythm, Rest & Recovery is scheduled for 10am AEST Friday 28 November - just in time to set up your summer and head into 2026 refreshed and ready.
Thanks for exploring with me,
Meredith
PS Places are opening for mentoring with me. If you are ready to expand your leadership impact and create real capacity for what’s next, let’s talk.
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