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Archive for Obligation

Keeping Your Word

March 17, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

Several months ago, a former executive at our company made a commitment to a third-party via email. It is obvious that he didn’t research the cost of his promise nor did he get anyone else’s approval. Neither I nor my CFO was aware of the obligation until the other party brought it to our attention. When I learned that the commitment was north of six figures, I gasped.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Contract, honesty, integrity, Keeping Your Word, Leadership, Obligation, trust