May 5, 2015

Three ways offloading may be hurting you

It happens to all of us. Too many “yeses” and suddenly we’re in a pickle; there’s not enough time to dispatch all the commitments we’ve made. What to do? Often, our first instinct is to start off-loading. We cancel ...

March 19, 2015

How to get better at keeping commitments [podcast]

The College Football Hall of Fame coach, Lou Holtz once said, "When all is said and done, more is said than done." How true. And how convicting. I'm embarrassed by the commitments I have broken over the years. The ones ...

May 12, 2014

Don’t be creepy. 10 questions to know if you’re a scope creeper

Scope creep. Project managers know it well. It’s when the expected outcome of work expands well beyond the original agreement. It happens often in business and too often in our personal lives. We enlist others on our idea or ...

April 21, 2014

The top 5 reasons I don’t keep my commitments

It bothers me when I don’t keep my commitments. It’s the kind of bother that hangs on me for a long time. For example, I have yet to write a term paper I promised to a college professor before ...

February 22, 2010

Thought for the Day – R. J. Sternberg on Commitments

The essence of intelligence would seem to be in knowing when to think and act quickly, and knowing when to think and act slowly.”Robert J. Sternberg Is there any doubt that “instant” is a prized value in our Western ...

February 15, 2010

Thought for the Day – G. Washington on Commitment

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”– George Washington On this Presidents Day, it’s easy for many of us to look at Washington’s words and feel virtuous. We’re convinced that our integrity can’t be sold; a state ...

May 1, 2009

Mastering Commitments

From the IronWorks series, Sword Mastery: Cutting through Chaos, this presentation examines the three ways we can create greater commitments. I don’t discuss how we become better at keeping commitments. We’ve all heard enough about that and none of ...

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