Taking Ownership

Impact on the Organization

As staff resources are increasingly stretched to the limit, organizations are expecting every employee to play a more significant role in meeting their goals and taking responsibility (“ownership”) for the results. The highest-performing organizations and teams have achieved this shared commitment, successfully aligning their people behind the same goals, plans, and commitments.

Learning Objectives

• Master techniques for taking control of your own job
• Learn motivation and empowerment techniques and apply them throughout your work group
• Master proven methods for reaching your group objectives
• Communicate with others to inspire trust, cooperation, and commitment

Program Description

This module is designed for individual contributors who do not supervise others. Participants will assess how they can take control of their own jobs and work better together in groups to meet organizational goals and objectives. Motivation and empowerment will be discussed, along with productivity, quality and customer service. Participants are introduced to proven methods for gaining commitment, communicating clearly, and managing conflict. Finally, they will learn more effective ways to present their ideas, suggestions, and recommendations to their superiors.

Time Investment

Typically 4 hours.

Customization

This program can be customized to reflect your organization’s procedures, policies, cases, examples, and terminology. Please inquire about these optional consulting services.

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