Habits & Behavioral Change
Behavior change, identity-based habits, and systems that stick over time.
Automation and Routine Optimization
Practical guidance on automating repetitive work: what it looks like in teams, why leaders introduce it, signals to watch, and steps to design, pilot, and maintain safe automations.
Behavioral dashboards to sustain new routines
Behavioral dashboards turn repeatable workplace actions into visible signals so managers can track routine adoption, spot drop-offs, and guide timely coaching without relying on outcomes alone.
Behavioral Nudges in the Workplace
How small design choices — defaults, prompts, social cues — steer workplace decisions and practical ways to use and evaluate nudges to improve routines and compliance.
Breaking Bad Work Habits
Practical guidance to spot and change persistent unhelpful work routines that reduce team effectiveness, morale, and decision quality.
Breaking reward-driven digital checking
How leaders spot and reduce habitual, reward-driven checks of email and apps that fragment team attention, with practical norms and tactics to protect focus at work.
Contextual Cue Engineering
Designing physical, digital and social signals so the workplace environment nudges team routines and makes desired actions the obvious choice.
Cue clutter and habit failure
When multiple signals compete, workplace routines fail. Learn how noisy cues cause missed steps, what to watch for, and practical fixes to make habits stick in daily work.
Cue–routine–reward adaptation at work
A manager-focused guide to how workplace cues prompt routines that produce rewards, how those loops adapt, and practical steps to observe and shift them for better team outcomes.
Cues and Triggers for Habit Activation
Practical guide to how workplace cues and triggers prompt automatic behaviors, how they appear in routines and meetings, and steps to redesign them for better team performance.
Environmental Design to Support Habits
How arranging space, tools and defaults at work makes desired routines automatic, and practical steps to shape cues, reduce friction and test changes for better team habits.
Frictions that sustain counterproductive workplace habits
Small system, social, and cognitive barriers that keep teams repeating inefficient or harmful routines—how they show up in workflows and how to redesign context to stop them.
Habit audit methods for teams
Practical methods for observing and improving team routines: how to log, review and change recurring workplace behaviors so small habits lead to better outcomes.
Habit cue invisibility
How managers detect and address unseen triggers that start routine workplace behaviors, with practical steps to reveal and change hidden cues.
Habit Formation Science for Professionals
A practical guide to how workplace routines become automatic, how cues and environment shape them, and specific steps those who design workflows can use to build better habits.
habit formation science for professionals at work
Practical science of how workplace routines form, why cues and rewards lock in behaviors, and manager-focused strategies to redesign triggers and embed better professional habits.
habit formation science for professionals examples
Practical guide showing how habit formation science appears in professional settings, with workplace examples, triggers, signs and manager-focused steps to shape routines.
habit formation science for professionals in leadership
How leaders use habit-formation science to shape routines, cues, and rewards so team behaviors become consistent, efficient, and aligned with goals.
habit formation science for professionals in teams
How team-based habits form at work: cues, routines, and quick reinforcements that shape group behavior and what to adjust to make useful routines stick.
habit formation science for professionals in the workplace
Practical science about how workplace routines form, how cues and rewards shape staff behavior, and manager-focused tactics to design and sustain effective habits.
habit formation science for professionals root causes
Explains the root causes of professional habits—cues, routines, rewards—and how leaders can spot triggers, redesign context, and make lasting workplace behavior change.
habit formation science for professionals vs anxiety
How anxiety reshapes habit formation at work: why coping routines form, what to watch for, and practical steps to support durable, productive habits.
habit formation science for professionals vs burnout
How workplace habit mechanics interact with chronic strain: a manager-focused guide to spotting harmful routines, shifting cues and rewards, and protecting team capacity.
Habit friction reduction
Practical guidance on lowering small barriers so workplace habits form more reliably—how to spot friction, simple fixes, and where to start improving routines.
Habit Relapse Triggers
Practical guide to recognising and managing workplace habit relapse triggers: what causes reversion to old routines, how it appears in teams, and actions to reduce recurrence.
Habit Stacking for Routine Building
Link small new actions to existing workplace cues so routines become automatic—used by leaders to reduce errors, speed handoffs, and make team habits consistent.
Habit stacking vs habit sequencing
Practical look at how attaching small actions to routines (stacking) differs from ordered task chains (sequencing) and how managers can observe, design, and adjust them at work.
Habit Tracking Techniques That Work
Practical habit-tracking methods leaders use to make workplace routines visible, low-friction, and actionable—so teams can sustain small behavior changes without micromanagement.
How to break a bad productivity habit at work
Practical, employee-focused steps to identify and replace recurring work behaviors that sap focus—how they form, appear at work, and simple actions to disrupt them.
how to overcome barriers to implementation intentions for goal achievement
Practical steps to remove the cognitive, social, and environmental barriers that keep workplace if–then plans from turning intentions into consistent actions.
how to overcome habit formation obstacles as a professional
Practical guidance for leaders to identify and remove workplace barriers that stop professionals from turning useful behaviors into lasting routines.
how to use implementation intentions for goal achievement step by step
A practical guide to turning goals into clear "if–then" plans that reduce ambiguity and improve on-time execution in workplace processes and team routines.
How variable rewards shape work habits
How intermittent incentives and shifting KPIs reshape attention, effort, and collaboration at work, and practical steps to reduce unwanted side effects.
Implementation Intentions for Goal Achievement
Implementation intentions are if–then plans that link workplace triggers to concrete actions, helping teams turn goals into consistent, observable behaviors.
implementation intentions for goal achievement at work
How simple if–then plans (implementation intentions) turn workplace goals into observable actions, how they appear in meetings and plans, and how to manage them.
implementation intentions for goal achievement examples
Practical examples of if–then plans for workplace goals: how to write, apply, and manage implementation intentions to improve follow-through and team routines.
implementation intentions for goal achievement in leadership and management
How clear if–then plans turn workplace goals into reliable actions: spot cues, assign the next step, and reduce missed handoffs for smoother team execution.
implementation intentions for goal achievement in teams
How teams use simple if–then plans to turn goals into clear triggers and actions, making handoffs faster, roles visible, and routine decisions easier at work.
implementation intentions for goal achievement vs procrastination
How specifying exact when-where-how plans (implementation intentions) reduces workplace procrastination and improves follow-through, with signs and practical steps for leaders.
Keystone Habits for Personal Performance
Keystone habits are compact routines that trigger wider improvements in focus and reliability at work; spot them in daily rituals, team norms, and simple, repeatable actions.
Micro-habit stacking at work
Micro-habit stacking at work is the chaining of tiny, repeated actions into automatic sequences that shape routines and team efficiency; spot, map, and adjust the key cues and steps.
Nudges that fail and why
Why subtle workplace prompts sometimes don’t work: common causes, patterns leaders spot, and practical steps to redesign or retire failing nudges.
Relapse Prevention in Behavior Change
Practical guidance for spotting and managing slips back into old workplace habits, with triggers, observable signs, and step-by-step actions to keep new behaviors on track.
signs of effective implementation intentions for goal achievement
Recognize workplace signs that when–then plans are working: specific cues, consistent actions, measurable follow-through, and predictable handoffs that improve team execution.
signs of ineffective habit formation for professionals
Observable signs that workplace routines haven’t become automatic—missed cues, repeated reminders, and fragile processes—and practical steps leaders can take to fix them.
Small-win sequencing to build momentum
How arranging a chain of small, visible tasks builds momentum at work — signs it’s helping or masking slow progress, and practical steps to sequence wins toward real outcomes.
Small Wins Strategy for Momentum
A practical guide to using tiny, visible accomplishments to maintain workplace momentum, with signs, triggers, and manager-focused steps to keep small wins aligned with bigger goals.
Social Support for Habit Adoption
How colleagues and rituals help employees form new work habits: visible cues, buddy systems, modeling, and practical steps managers can use to embed routines.
Sustaining New Behaviors Long-Term
Practical guidance for leaders to embed and maintain new workplace behaviors so they become routine, with signs, triggers, and actionable steps to support lasting change.
Time-of-day habit optimization
Designing when routines happen at work so habits align with energy and social cues—reduces friction, improves meeting timing, and makes team workflows more predictable.
Tiny habit implantation at work
How small, repeatable workplace actions form across teams, why leaders should notice them, and practical steps to design, scale, or replace micro-routines.
Using habit reset days after streak breaks
Practical guidance for managers on using intentional reset days after missed streaks—what they are, why they occur, signs to watch, and concrete ways to support reliable restarts at work.
Why the 21-day habit myth persists
Why the 21-day habit myth persists explains why the three-week rule keeps being used in workplaces and how that framing shapes rollout, expectations, and follow-up.
Willpower vs Environment Design
Compare relying on individual self-control with reshaping processes and tools so the right work happens more reliably—practical signs and fixes for workplace settings.
Workplace Cue Architecture
Workplace Cue Architecture is the arrangement of visible prompts, defaults, and routines that steer workplace behavior—how it shows up, what triggers it, and practical fixes managers can use.