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3 Ways A Leader Can Gain Commitment From Their Team

Joseph Lalonde

While leadership is about influencing others and helping them to grow, it’s hard to lead when there’s no commitment from those you’re trying to lead. Having committed team members means you’ve created a connection with them. But what happens when you’re unable to gain commitment from a team member?

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Stop Right There! 5 Phrases that Crush Collaboration and Tank Teamwork

Let's Grow Leaders

It can trap the team in a “sunk cost fallacy,” escalating commitments to failing or suboptimal projects. That’s a Terrible Idea You’re not Simon Cowell judging amateur karaoke, and even if you were, every idea has some merit. Curiosity powerful phrases work great here.

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Building Trust Through Behavioral Integrity

Great Leadership By Dan

Chris Edmonds : Cornell University professor Dr. Tony Simons’ powerful article, “ The High Cost of Lost Trust ,” appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 2002. In that piece, he described his team’s efforts to examine a specific hypothesis (“Employee commitment drives customer service”) in the US operations of a major hotel chain.

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Leaders: Do You Know What Your Perception Gap Is?

Lead Change Blog

Simon Sinek refers to this type of leadership as being finite. Commitment. Committed: Committed leaders are in it for the long term, and focused on the future. Resulting team member impact: My leader inspires confidence in me by demonstrating his/her commitment to the future success of the business. Credibility.

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Leaders Need to Play Show and Tell

Lead Change Blog

My favorite was in 6 th grade, when Simon Mattar’s uncle showed us his tricked-out 1950’s era ambulance that had been converted into an all-purpose rescue vehicle. That’s the day Simon Mattar became a legend at Avondale Elementary. I gained a whole new appreciation for who Simon was and what his family was about after that experience.

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Hit Songs and Great Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Leadership guru and author, Simon Sinek recently said, “To affect change inside an organization we must remember why people resist change. With all due respect, Simon is partially correct but doesn’t tell the whole story. COMMITMENT Being disciplined begins with commitment. People don't fear change, people like comfort.

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Vulnerability, Trust, and a Thriving Business

Lead Change Blog

Simon Sinek tells the story of a time he was waiting to board a flight when one customer committed the unforgivable sin of attempting to gain access before his group was called. The gate agent tore into the man rudely, prompting Sinek to ask her, “Why can’t you speak to us like humans?”

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