Act Like an Owner

No matter your role on your team, you can act like the owner.

No matter your length of time on the team, you can engage as an owner. No matter your level of gifting or capability, you can be the owner.

You can be a person who creates the standard that others want to follow. (Click to share)

We are conditioned to think of an owner as the person who has their name on the deed, or at the top of the org chart. 

When it comes to a volunteer team, the owner is the person who holds themselves responsible for the work and results. The owner is the person who cares deeply about the vision for the team and sees their work as an integral part of that vision.

The best teams are made up of groups of people who chose to have an owners mentality. It is a choice each of us can make.

Wondering what makes someone an owner? Here are 3 actions that volunteer owners take:

They show up differently – they are prepared mentally, physically and emotionally; they arrive early and stay late.  Workers show up and have their attention on where they have been or what they are doing when their shift is done – owners find focus in the moment for the work at hand.

They avoid making excuses – passing the buck does not help the team.  Roadblocks and breakdowns are things that owners face head on.  Owners recognize that making an excuse does not fix the problem; it just shifts it emotionally. An owner takes the attitude that if there is a problem to solve, they can be part of the solution.

They set the bar for the team –  Those who act like owners set a standard for others to follow. They are a pace car that defines the quality and speed of everyone around them.  When there are shifts that are needed or new standards required, owners are the first to adjust and pave a way for others.

When you choose to act like an owner for your team, it elevates the team and encourages those around you to rise to the occasion.