Love the curiosity in looking behind the to dos and all that is baked into that. I recently completed a 'leadership assessment' and in the "accountability" bucket for the concept of "takes ownership" - I rated low as compared to the pool of 'leaders' who had previously taken the assessment. As I had approached the questions I had thought about the importance of being judicious as a leader about what one needs to take ownership of and where others should take the wheel in order to (1) not burn out and (2) allow others to grow and shine. Of course I am accountable for the overall results - but do I "own" it all? How does that translate to what we put on OUR to do list and where we draw lines. So fascinating to think about it from the lens you have encouraged here, and consider all that is baked into the "command and control" concept of leadership. Does that serve us? our to-do lists? our spirit???
That idea of 'ownership,' sooooo prevalent in the nomenclature of work, always gives me pause. Ownership, in a world where everything is interconnected, feels nonsensical to me - or at the very least not-helpful. The questions you ask are prescient, I'm so glad you shared them.
I read this in your voice and I heard it so lovingly. Thanks for a great post, friend. Great reflection questions.
I owe you an email!! It’s such a gift how we can read people’s tone and tenor, writing is magical in that way to me
Love the curiosity in looking behind the to dos and all that is baked into that. I recently completed a 'leadership assessment' and in the "accountability" bucket for the concept of "takes ownership" - I rated low as compared to the pool of 'leaders' who had previously taken the assessment. As I had approached the questions I had thought about the importance of being judicious as a leader about what one needs to take ownership of and where others should take the wheel in order to (1) not burn out and (2) allow others to grow and shine. Of course I am accountable for the overall results - but do I "own" it all? How does that translate to what we put on OUR to do list and where we draw lines. So fascinating to think about it from the lens you have encouraged here, and consider all that is baked into the "command and control" concept of leadership. Does that serve us? our to-do lists? our spirit???
That idea of 'ownership,' sooooo prevalent in the nomenclature of work, always gives me pause. Ownership, in a world where everything is interconnected, feels nonsensical to me - or at the very least not-helpful. The questions you ask are prescient, I'm so glad you shared them.