The following is a short book preview contributed by the Ohio State University Leadership Center.

Fearless Leadership:
How to Overcome Behavioral Blind Spots
and Transform Your Organization

From:

Loretta Malandro
New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies (2009)

7 Guidelines for Authentic Commitments:

1. Align with the enterprise mission. Does our commitment forward enterprise objectives?
2. Tell the truth. Is this a commitment we are willing to keep, regardless of unforeseen circumstances?
3. Be responsible about your capacity to deliver. Can we deliver on this new commitment given other commitments we have made?
4. Identify possible negative impacts. What unintended consequences could this commitment have on business results and people?
5. State a specific time agreement. By when will this commitment be fulfilled?
6. Agree to include others and commit publicly. How will we include others in our commitment?
7. Agree on how to revoke the commitment should it become necessary. How will we handle a change in our commitment or change in the due date (Malandro, p. 193)?

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