Commitment vs. Trying: Are we committed ?

Posted byXavier C. VillalobosPosted inCoaching Power Tools

Can we say, I am 100% committed to complete my  training or my certification on …?

People may say: I lost 8 months on it and I am not sure when I will be done with it, as I have other responsibilities in life, but despite those responsibilities I am committed to finish one of these days.

 

I think on this case, the person has the passion for the training, understand that is important for him/her; but how can you say you are committed if you do not understand what are you committing to?

 

As I believe, commit, comes from putting something together (com-together + mittere to put). It means that you need to understand or know that parts to keep everything together.

On this case, the parts are the challenges and risks that you are willing to take and be able to complete your commitment, therefore you can not commit to something if you do know what are you committing to (the components of it).

 

In Coaching, the help that the coach brings into the process is critical on this aspect. It helps the client in understanding his real desires, his goals and the commitment to achieve it.

The coach helps also by getting the client into action to reach his or her goal.

Xavier C Villalobos

Published by Xavier C. Villalobos

Xavier C. Villalobos Xavier has completed his training as Professional Coach and will be graduating in June 2011. His planning to use this certification of Professional Coach and with emphasis in Business, Executive and Leadership Coaching in combination with his experience in Lean tools to support clients to improve business results and achieve business improvements or Transformations. He has learned how to help improving and transforming businesses by using best business practices (Lean-Six sigma, World Class manufacturing) simultaneously with Professional coaching. By combining his knowledge and experience in business improvement tools with coaching and leadership, he has help, not only transforming business process but also changing people and leader’s underlying beliefs (limiting beliefs) to help sustain results and improve work culture. Now he is looking to continue with his passion to help leaders and business people on this journey not only with his knowledge in business excellence or improvement process but also with his professional coaching skills. Xavier has a highly successful record of transforming work culture and leading process improvements that deliver systematic, continuous improvement, sustainable growth, and enhanced profitability. He has the proven ability to lead and support business and operational transformation efforts in complex, diverse cultures in North America, Europe, Mexico, South America, and Asia − and broad experience in process improvements using Lean tools to improve bottom line results. Xavier received his Master Degree in Business Administration, summa cum laude from Monterrey Institute of Technology; Also enrolled in the program of Master Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso (thesis work pending). He holds a BS Chemical Engineering with Minor Industrial Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Chihuahua; and taken several high level postgraduate courses in Management, Operations and Supply Chain.

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