I want to increase the commitment of my team

When it comes to growth, does it feel like it's all down to you?

In a business where people aren't fully committed...

  • You have to come up with all the ideas to improve and grow the business
  • You miss out on insights from those closest to the action
  • You're paying for people who you know could be contributing more
  • You're more likely to lose people because they're not as fired up about this business as you are – to them, it's just a job
  • There's an 'us and them' feel to the organization
  • It's frustrating because you have all this enthusiasm and it feels like they're not joining in

In job markets today, the really talented people have more power than employers. How do you attract and keep people when they have many options to move? What's going to make you stand out as an employer?

Money and perks? Up to a point. But what really distinguishes employers of choice is how much their employees are 'into' the business. Sure, external rewards help (for a price). But here's the crucial fact so often overlooked: human motivation is intrinsic. That mean that the way the best companies engage their people is not through trinkets and baubles. You have to get people involved in whatever is intrinsically interesting in your business.

I describe the approach in my book Committed Action, and I teach it to business leaders 1:1 and with their teams. Here's the formula in brief:

First, you’ve got to root out any Commitment Killers. Then, apply the three-part ‘C.E.O’ method to bring out your people’s talents:

  • Curiosity – open the minds of people to be receptive to new possibilities. Different people need different reasons to get interested.
  • Exploration – help them discover for themselves exactly what they need to ‘get’ about your business and how it produces value
  • Ownership – transfer responsibility for results, for their good and the good of your organization.

Read a sample chapter of Committed Action, and take the Committed Action Diagnostic. The proven techniques work all around the world, they're inexpensive, and they release incredible energy.

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