EFBC President’s Message:

Where Does Your Team Need Stronger Commitment?

Hello, EFBC,

Before the holidays, we spent some time talking about The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, specifically trust and the importance of healthy conflict. We talked about what happens when trust is missing and how avoiding conflict creates false harmony.

Today, I’d like to pick that thread back up, because what happens next is commitment.

Trust allows truth. Conflict sharpens direction. And commitment locks it in.

This is where teams either accelerate or drift. And it is usually not because of a lack of talent or effort, but because they have not fully decided.

Commitment does not mean consensus. It means the conversation has happened, tension has been aired, and now we can move forward together.

Now it is February, and the excitement of our new goals has usually settled. This is where commitment becomes visible. It shows up in follow-through, in alignment, and in whether we actually execute what we said mattered.

So I will challenge you this month:

Where does your team need stronger commitment?
Where have you had the discussion, but not the buy-in?
And where do you need to say, “This is the direction,” and fully stand behind it?

It was great seeing many of you at our Breakfast Club last week. The energy in that room is always a reminder of what real engagement looks like.

If you have not yet, be sure to sign up for our next one on April 8. We would love to see you there.

In the meantime, let’s keep building trust, lean into healthy conflict, and commit fully to what we say matters.

I will talk to you all soon.

Thank you.

Joel Spencer
EFBC President 2025-2026