Commitment 

Clearly this motivational video is targeted toward achieving high levels of athletic performance. But did you notice how applicable the message is to achieving remarkable performance in the workplace? Regardless of what domain, remarkable performance is not something that just happens or is stumbled upon. Even the most gifted athletes and savviest of leaders have to commit themselves to reach such high levels of performance.

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

    • Explain the different levels of commitment

    • Give examples of the different levels of commitment

    • Summarize what actions can be taken to improve the commitment level of others

Lesson Intent: Equip individuals with an understanding of the six levels of commitment, how to determine the level of commitment of someone with examples and summarize how a leader can potentially improve the commitment of others.

References for this lesson (no student preparation required):

• Chelliah, Shankar, et al. “A Research on Employees’ Organisational Commitment in Organisations". (2015). International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research

• Increasing Commitment: 7 Ways to Move People from the Fringe to the Center by Mark Sanborn

• The Six Levels of Commitment: The Key to Remarkable Performance by Mark Sanborn

• Understanding and Using Commitment to Achieve Remarkable Performance by Mark Sanborn