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4 Ways to Practice the Art of Commitment
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7 profound benefits of deep commitment:
- Self-respect. Drifting dishonors you and your maker.
- Clarity. The less committed you are, the more confused you become.
- Decisions. Goals enable saying “no” to distractions.
- Fulfillment. Commitment leads to contribution which produces fulfillment.
- Trust. Commitments produce consistency and trumps talent.
- Courage. Courage follows commitment.
- Boldness. Bold action springs from commitment to meaningful mission.
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When you inspire someone to commit, you provide a channel for them to express, expand and extend themselves.
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4 ways to practice the art of commitment:
- Be obsessed about being deeply committed yourself.
- Create space for people to find and express their authentic self.
- Connect work with self-expression.
- Align work with things that matter to them.
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Addressing reluctance
The problem of reluctance is commitment, not negativity.
The worst thing you can do is explain why it-will-work to people who aren’t committed to make-it-work.
Help reluctant people make commitments
- Listen to constructive dissent. Don’t minimize concerns.
- Keep the big picture in focus. Describe success and tell stories of past success.
- Create safety nets. Make commitment less dangerous.
- Make commitments. Reluctant teams are often led by leadership that’s playing it safe.
- Build relationships. Strong connection enables deep commitment.
- Divide responsibility between several people.
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While a manager gets the job done, great leaders tap into the emotions of their employees.
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The leaders that inspire are those who use a personal combination of strengths to motivate individuals and teams to take on bold missions and to hold them accountable for results.
And they unlock higher performance through empowerment, not thorough command and control.
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- You only need centeredness: a state of mindfulness that enables leaders to remain calm under stress, empathize, listen deeply, and remain present.
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- You have to behave differently if you want your employees to do so.