I have often times come across the statement “So and so is very committed to work/relationship/etc”.

Having learned about commitment in various realms, be it work or other activities, I have come to the realization that it is important for an organization to possess the characteristics of commitment as part of its “culture”.

I propose that we ask ourselves a simple question; what am I committed to in my life /work etc?

I have learned from experts that commitment should have a direct correlation to results. So what is the expected result of your action? That should be where your commitment lies. For example, I am committed to publishing this article… the result of all this clicking away should be a published article. The thought process and clicking away is merely a means to achieving my result. So, I passionately work towards that!

I also learned that it is important to place value on the result so that you can be motivated to act with passion and positivity to reach your goal.

Coming to the corporate environment, a culture of commitment towards achievement and even exceeding goals is of utmost importance, otherwise you do not get to the point where results are attained.

There are a myriad of techniques that organizations can use to create a culture of commitment and it is not my intention to outline them here. What I would like to address though, is the need for organisation wide understanding and buy in on the concept.

The value attached to the results of the actions of various actors should be shared so that all the facets of the organisation weigh in with their very best. No point in having a well-articulated, motivated and result oriented Board or Executive Management when the rest of the organization has no clue where they are going, why and what value to brings to them and the organisation as a whole. The “shine” should be everywhere, it’s just the roles that we play in achieving the result that should differ.

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