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Stop, Start, Continue The start of a new year is a great time for a simple exercise called “Stop, Start, Continue”. Pull together some team members and make three columns on a dry erase board. Write Stop at the top of the first column and talk about activities that don’t add value anymore that the group would like to stop doing. Write Start at the top of the second column and discuss new activities the team would like to try. Consider when you would start them. Then write Continue at the top of the last column and list activities that have value that the team wish to continue. Use the exercise as an opportunity to learn and make changes. This exercise works well for families as well. I didn’t invent this, just a good practice I picked up over the years. What techniques do you find useful for starting a new year?