How do leaders ensure that staff members are committed?
Conducting ProActive Commitment Checks is a powerful means for surfacing people’s real motivation. The process is simple, straightforward and promotes open, honest, truth telling and trust between leaders and staff members. Make a list of commitments that are important for your staff members to have. Lets use a critical element to illustrate the process – your organizations vision. A commitment check should always address your organizations vision, governing operating values, mission, and vital goals. Add other things as you see fit – timeliness, frugality, open communication, customer satisfaction, etc.