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Ep.1479 - Japan Series - Keeping Commitments


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Most projects are not falling apart because of bad schedules or bad luck. They are falling apart because people say yes lightly, show up late, or disappear on their commitments. In this episode, Jason digs into the Japanese idea of yakusoku, that a commitment is a moral bond, and shows how honoring your word can transform a job from constant firefighting into reliable, calm production.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Why a broken commitment is not a small miss, it is a burden you dump on everyone else?
  • How yakusoku and mewaku reframe promises as honor and "not being a burden"?
  • The difference between casual Western "yes" culture and the precise Japanese approach to time and promises.
  • How missed commitments quietly destroy takt, flow and other trades' productivity?
  • When it is more respectful to say no immediately than to say yes and fail later?
  • Practical ways for trade partners and GCs to tighten up promises, from start times to manpower to deliveries.
  • What to do when you know you cannot keep a commitment, and how to own it without hiding?
  • How to build a team culture where your word actually means something again?

If you are tired of chasing no-shows, reshuffling plans and apologizing to everyone on the project, this episode will give you a new standard for how you commit, how you show up and how you respect the people who are counting on you.

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Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

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· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw

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