Empowering Ownership On Your Team

Dear Uncommon Leaders, 

Welcome to March! Hope you're ready to kick off the new month with intention!

Make it uncommon! 💪👊

Your Sunday Nugget

This Week's Question:

How can you better empower someone on your team to take ownership of something important?

This Week's Challenge: 

Ownership is a game-changer. When someone truly owns a responsibility, their level of care and commitment far exceeds that of someone simply assigned a task. I experienced this firsthand during my restaurant career when one of my leaders stepped up to take ownership of our financial performance. He didn’t just oversee it—he made it his mission. He set clear goals, coached the team on key behaviors, and tracked progress relentlessly. The result? Immediate and lasting improvements.

If a crucial area of your organization is struggling, start by asking: Who owns this?

This week, your challenge is to identify an area that needs true ownership.

Next week, we’ll dive into how to choose the right person to drive results.

This Week's Quote to Ponder:

"When you take ownership of your problems, you take the first step to solving them." Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

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Until next week,

LET'S GO BE UNCOMMON!

W. Kevin Harrison

Founder and Executive Coach

Uncommon Influence

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