Management Bug: Lack of Roles and Ownership Definition

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This week’s “Lack of Roles and Ownership Definition” is a recipe for disaster in any company.

By definition, the role is the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, or relationship. Ownership is the fact that you own something.
(Extracted and adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/role and https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ownership)

Ownership is the mentality that stimulates and causes enthusiasm among the members of a team. It’s about goals, ideas and a feeling of camaraderie. Ownership cannot be delegated; it is a feeling that is held or generated by professionals who see the success of the company as an overarching goal of the whole team.

Some professionals naturally think in this manner; however, the company will only be able to take full advantage of this desirable attribute if it follows a policy of inclusion, not a rigid hierarchy.

Some positive symptoms from professionals who have a feeling of ownership:

• Display an interest in the history of the company;
• Demonstrate an interest in areas of the organization other than their own;
• Show a desire to study, learn techniques and perform tasks that are not within their job description;
• Feels curiosity about goals and metrics, attempting to understand and improve them;
• Can accept criticism and use it to improve processes and results;
• Capable of organizing themselves to achieve the results they are…