We love a clean plan. Timelines. KPIs. A beautiful deck.
But a plan can’t outrun fear, silos or low trust.
If behavior doesn’t change, nothing changes.
Two teams. Same strategy.
Team A: meetings full of “yes” and silent resistance → delays, rework, blame.
Team B: clear rituals, psychological safety and fast feedback → quicker decisions, learning loops, momentum.
The Hack:
Start with behaviors, not slogans.
Design tiny habits (make the right thing the easy thing).
Create trust contracts (clear expectations + feedback loops).
Human + AI practice (prompt):
Act as an organizational anthropologist. Given our strategy summary and team values, list 3 cultural blockers, 3 behaviors to accelerate the plan, and 3 tiny habits we can adopt this week. Output: blockers → behaviors → habits, each with an owner and first step.
Conclusion:
Culture is a daily choice, not a deck.
Question for you:
What behavior in your team speeds up your strategy? And what behavior quietly kills it?
HUMAN HACK 02 · BRAIN FIRST. TOOLS LATER.