Commitment To Lead

Everyone knows that workplace leaders should be good role models. After all, you probably aren’t leading unless you can represent the appropriate model of culture, high performance, and excellence that you would expect from anyone on the team. Are you committed to leading?

A commitment to taking the lead sounds like the right thing, and we often verbally acknowledge our intent to be committed as a leader but sticking to this commitment while facing chronic interruptions, having a feeling of a lack of time, and even experiencing confusion over the right priorities can keep us from being truly effective. What we can do, what we try to do, or what we simply won’t do, often gets lost in some nebulous reality as days pass by and our schedules (and accomplishments) only become more cluttered.

The good news is we have an opportunity to take the lead, role model high performance, and create a culture of progression by being committed to yes. The question then becomes, will you?

Let’s face it, it takes courage and strength to actually commit, and commitment isn’t just a verbal acknowledgement. If you’re committed you will never confuse the idea of can, try, or won’t. Two of those options will leave you and everyone else off the hook; one will get the job done.

Yes, you can do it.

– DEG

Dennis E. Gilbert is a business consultant, speaker, and coach that specializes in helping businesses and individuals accelerate their leadership, their team, and their success. He is the author of the newly released book, Forgotten Respect, Navigating A Multigenerational Workforce. Reach him through his website at DennisEGilbert.com or by calling +1 646.546.5553.

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