Recovering From Broken Commitments

<p>When it comes to commitments,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reboot.io/the-anatomy-of-a-commitment/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">making the commitment</a>&nbsp;is only one part of the equation. Delivering on that commitment and maintaining good commitment hygiene along the way completes the formula. We are<a href="https://www.reboot.io/taking-into-account/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&nbsp;accountable</a>&nbsp;when we can abide by these guidelines in our working relationships.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reboot.io/taking-into-account/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Accountability</a>&nbsp;starts within the individuals on our teams: How do we show up for our work together? Committing to clean commitments helps us work better together.</p> <p>How are you taking full responsibility for yourself as it relates to this work? Are you shirking responsibility, not delivering, blaming, not showing up, or acting out in other ways? That&rsquo;s not taking accountability personally, and its ramifications ripple through the team in named and unnameable ways.</p> <p><strong>Being accountable means being ready to show up for the work that&rsquo;s in front of us and be a contributor to the fulfillment of the goal of the whole.</strong>&nbsp;You may have a piece of that puzzle in your layer of management, but how you show up for that and operate cross-functionally, is a determinant factor in the success or failure of the thing&ndash;and how you show up for that can speak volumes of your reliability on the team.</p> <p>Work is a very people-y place, and commitment breakdowns are inevitable. Here&rsquo;s insight into what goes wrong, and how to take responsibility, make amends, and restore trust.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/reboot-leadership-resiliency/recovering-from-broken-commitments-e9d6ccc529a9"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>