IDG Contributor Network: Taking ownership: an amplifier to success

An oft-neglected factor in project success is ownership.  That amorphous and ethereal quality that separates those who care deeply from those who are following orders.  As the saying goes, with any bacon and egg breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed.  When a team takes ownership of its product, magic happens.  Urgency and energy increase, collaboration occurs, and pride skyrockets.  So how can leaders create environments where ownership – tr