Re: Commitment LO236

Jim Michmerhuizen (jamzen@world.std.com)
Fri, 24 Feb 1995 20:20:30 +0001 (EST)

On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, C. B. Willis wrote in LO133:

> Michael McMaster wrote:
> > "Commitment" or its lack seems to explain everything. "If only top
> > management was committed, then it would all work out." And if it doesn't
> > work out, then "Top management must have lacked commitment."
> > What is this phenomenon, commitment?
>
> Commitment isn't mental, a mental decision. It's often approached as
> mental, a mental decision, but i submit that's the illusion of commitment,
> and often falls apart, giving the "committer" a loss and everyone else a
> betrayal. Commitment is energetic, it has to do with being, the substance
> underlying a situation, who we are, what we're about, energy levels. As
> such it's deeper than common dialogue, although dialogue can address it,
> can touch on it. Commitment seems "magical" and elusive because it deals
> with the energetic dimensions we don't commonly talk about.
>
Uh-huh. "Commitment" is an observer's word, not a participant's. People
who are committed show it. They don't usually have any reason to use the
word itself.

Regards
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