DiscoverIT Leadership Growth SeriesEpisode 19: Making promises you can’t keep
Episode 19: Making promises you can’t keep

Episode 19: Making promises you can’t keep

Update: 2025-04-01
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There is an old expression that says, “No good deed goes unpunished.” When trying to motivate a subordinate, hire a new employee, promote a staff member, or help out a customer or vendor, you can promise to try, but never promise that you can deliver, unless it is in your personal authority to do so.


If you promise something and then can’t deliver . . .

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Episode 19: Making promises you can’t keep

Episode 19: Making promises you can’t keep

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