3 words we all use to get out of being accountable and how theyβre impacting your ability to accomplish your goals
Recently I was working with a Sr. Executive on having some tough conversations with the executives that report to him.
He had inherited these executives in his new role, and they had some opportunities to work on that hadn’t been addressed by his predecessor who had been in the role for over three years.
These were conversations he didn’t really want to have.
During our conversation, when I asked what he was committing to, he said the following:
“I’ll π©π«π¨ππππ₯π² schedule these conversations”
“I’ll ππ«π² to meet with them by x date”
“I π‘π¨π©π to have these conversations completed by the end of the year”
Without even realizing it, three little words π©π«π¨ππππ₯π², ππ«π² and π‘π¨π©π, gave him an out. He wasn’t committing to anything.
This is also how it goes when we’re going after new goals that are uncomfortable for us.
We give ourselves an out to avoid being uncomfortable.
And when you give yourself an out, circumstances will always come up and take precedence.
Start saying:
“I ππππ schedule these conversations by x date”
“I ππππ meet with them by x date”
“These conversations ππππ be completed by x date”
That’s commitment. There’s no way out.
And when there’s no way out, there’s accountability.
Notice when you’re giving yourself an out and making full on commitments.
