Whether I’m interacting with an individual coaching client, organization, prospective client, service provider, or someone else, something I hear often are the words “I will…”, it may be “I will:
Do that action by Mar 13th”
Have the information to the team on Wednesday”
Send the contract on Monday”
Email you the link next week”
Or some other action they're pledging to do in the future. These pledges are also known as commitments.
As change agents and leaders, we’re often making commitments, whether at work, in our personal lives, or to ourselves. The question is, how often do you follow through on what you say you will do (i.e. your commitment)? In other words, what does your word really mean?
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Which of these definitions aligns with what your word means
How you may be getting perceived based on what your word means to you
Whether you're a change agent / leader who is standing out from the crowd when it comes to your word