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“Organizations function best when committed people work in cooperative relationships based on respect.” Henry Mintzberg

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Commitment Setting: A leadership tool if you prefer committed and passionate employees over merely interested ones.

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Page 1: Commitment Setting for Growth and Innovation

“Organizations function best when committed people work in

cooperative relationships based on respect.”

Henry Mintzberg

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The word commit have two meanings, and you should care about both.

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responsibility: something that takes up time or energy, e.g. an obligation

loyalty: devotion or dedication, e.g. to a cause, person, or relationship

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Strong commitments help ensure your work

aligns to your group and contributes towards the

company's success.

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"Commitment becomes contagious when people

realize its immense benefits not only to the

organization but to themselves."Henry Mintzberg

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Specific, Measurable, Achievable,

Results-based, and Time-specific

Commitments need to be:

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Improve sales force

excellence, and implement a process to improve our

forecast accuracy

Is this a good commitment?

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No. There are two commitments in one. You can do one without the other.

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What about this one?

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Train developers and RSPs

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No. Developers and RSP are two completely different things.

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Train Developers

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Fine. But ut train in what?

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Train Developers in Windows Mobile APIs and Visual Studio

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Better. How many? When are you happy?

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Train 225 Developers in Windows Mobile APIs and Visual Studio

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What kind of training? Elevator pitch, or 2 week certification training?

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1-Day training of 225 Developers in Windows Mobile APIs and Visual Studio

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When?

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1-Day training of 225 Developers in Windows Mobile APIs and Visual Studio, in Q1

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Are we there yet

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Yes, a great commitment.

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But only if you are a training company……

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More often your goal is something like this:

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25 local applications in marketplace at launch, 50 in total for 2010

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can

change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead