Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Nearly everyday we hear or see reports of prominent leaders who have been caught in a scandal, violated the law, or broken trust with their followers in some form or fashion. Unreliability – Perhaps the most common enemy of trustworthy leadership, unreliability slowly chips away at trust every time a leader fails to meet a commitment.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2016

Smart leaders put their people first and keep their commitments. They understand that promises made are meaningless, promises broken are costly, and promises kept are invaluable. That said, you will rarely find likability absent where trust and respect are present.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I underlined my commitment to and belief in that moral purpose by engaging hands-on in direct work with young people. To do that required clarity, focus, and repetition, utilizing the proverbial “broken record” approach and taking care to explain and translate the big picture into the locality view.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

This may seem to go without saying, but “on e of the reasons that trust has broken down in business and society in general is that there are many situations where the complexity of misaligned interests is not acknowledged, must less dealt with.” We are only trustworthy if we can deliver on our commitments.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

They are complex – they are costly – they are slow – they are broken. Would you invest in a company that only delivered on half of its promises? We will share many more details about the model in future blogs. For the purpose of this blog, we have summarized the model in the chart below.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2020

The reality is that nothing is promised to you, and you must stay ahead of the game and curve if you’re going to be able to retain customers and win over new ones. Take the time to read relevant blogs and follow thought leaders on social media so that important information doesn’t pass you by. Address what’s Broken.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 22, 2016

Keeping commitments. Broken promises. Making introductions. Waiting your turn. Being on time. Being patient. Saying “please” and “thank you”. Serving yourself last. Slamming doors. Giving the “stink eye”. Cutting in line. Name-calling. Interrupting. Inappropriate gestures. A harsh tone. .

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Management Craft

JUNE 9, 2011

This is a list of promises we've made. I've broken promises. I fully intended to do what I said I would but I let other things go first and the promise got pushed back and ultimately forgotten. The mental garbage associated with these dangling commitment is bad enough, never mind that it means we have let someone down.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 12, 2019

It should be a statement of remorse with an explicit promise that it won’t happen again. Trust is like Humpty Dumpty…once broken, it’s hard to put the pieces back together. The fact is, just because one person commits a crime doesn’t mean you should throw the whole town in jail. In any case, trust but verify.

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Chris Brady

JULY 11, 2010

The best leaders are the most agile, the most able to adjust and course-correct, the most rock-solid on commitment to a vision but the most flexible on the route. Relationships - heavy is the burden of broken and un-repaired relationships. Light is the load of commitments to God-given principles and worthy goals.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 3, 2020

By 2003, not all industrial companies were fully committed to accommodating their organizations to new tools and following the principles described in Experimentation Matters. A result is the human tendency to commit such errors when we observe things or hear anecdotes. 2) Have stakeholders made a commitment to abide by the results? (3)

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 29, 2023

People make promises at the drop of a hat: Politicians promise a better future, job applicants promise they’ll take the world by storm, and people like you and me promise to invest in our personal growth, take better care of ourselves, and even cut back on desserts. (Oh Some folks use a promise as a motivator.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Today’s post might push a few buttons and test the boundaries of your comfort zone, but if you stick with me, I promise you’ll be glad you did. It is simply wrong to value your workplace commitments over your family commitments – moreover it’s not necessary. The good news is that we can always adjust and improve going forward.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Under-promise, over-deliver. Keep your promise — no matter what the cost. Keep your word — that means big promises AND small ones too! Broken Promises, Broken Commitments. If you like this article, subscribe to our blog so that you don’t miss a single post. Put other’s needs ahead of your own.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 2, 2022

Do you often backpedal on a commitment, telling yourself you will “do it tomorrow” — but tomorrow never comes? When you break a promise to yourself, it not only affects the current situation, but it can easily turn into a bad habit. Commit to a deadline. Make Promises to Yourself — and Keep Them. A Promise Is a Promise.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 12, 2022

So, dazzle folks by your effort, pamper them with your care, and wow them with your commitment. Promise it in five days and deliver it in three. Keep your word — even though things have changed since you made the promise. Broken Promises, Broken Commitments. Always give 110%. Admit when you’re wrong.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 28, 2020

There’s no substitute for desire, hard work, and commitment. Be realistic in setting goals and committing to make change a reality. Success Requires Commitment. There are three lessons that can be learned from diets that fail: When you make promises to yourself, keep them. Personal responsibility can’t be delegated.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Yet, even though they’re different on the surface, they both underscore the significance of commitment — a wedding reveals promises made while a funeral recounts promises kept. Greatness isn’t determined by the number of promises that you make, but by the ones that you keep. Promises are not throwaway lines.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Just promising you'll "eat less" or "sleep more" is too vague — be clear and precise. Grit is a willingness to commit to long-term goals, and to persist in the face of difficulty. The same holds true when it comes to behavior — by trying not to engage in a bad habit, our habits get strengthened rather than broken.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

“These guys do a good job of matching us angels with promising start-ups. AndFound had started as a blog on topics such as how to find funding, pick a team, and make a capitalization table. I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: If we commit to a model now, we risk hamstringing our business.”

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Six months ago, Linds published ‘A short Lesson in Perspective’ on his blog, www.lindsredding.com. Everything that tumbled out of our heads and mouths was committed to paper. Broken marriages. Last week he died. I would have never heard of this man if not for Twitter. Scribbled headlines. It was a kind of brain dump I suppose.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

TED thinking" is just a symptom: and the underlying syndrome is our broken relationship with Great Ideas. The idea of our age is that Great Ideas can be simplified, reduced, made into convenient, disposable nuggets of infotainment — be they 18-minute talks, 800-word blog posts, or 140 character bursts.

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