If we collaborate effectively, the result is commitment. Commitment is better than compliance. Commitment comes from within and is powerful because it is an intrinsic motivator. Compliance, on the other hand, comes from an external source. Compliance is imposed on us. What does it sounds like if we are complying to process or committing to...
This is part 4 of 4 of the ABCs of Cultural Change. The senior executives argued that any initiative that was not reflected in the company’s performance evaluation system wouldn’t stick. They called it accountability. Based on Aubrey Daniels’ book, Bringing out the Best in People, we agreed and felt that the word “consequence” was a better fit....
Continued from the post titled The ABCs of a High Performing Leader-Leader Organization Modules completed. Vision Statement written. Values Instilled. The training is over…and… Nothing changes. Sound familiar? We spent time working individually focusing on one avatar at a time defining behaviors for each group. The team worked together to develop each behavior into an action, something...
Continued from the ABCs of culture change post. This is the step you will want to skip, we almost did. As we sat with the learning and development team our creative juices began to flow. Each idea like a dart flew one after another, we were unstoppable. The to do lists began to grow and...
When teaching or conducting seminars we have people choose a small thing they commit to changing in their behavior. It doesn’t need to be big, but it does need to be consistent. They journal about their observations of how it changes them, and the people around them. Here are the kinds of commitments people make:...
