DEVELOP AN OWNERSHIP MINDSET AT WORK - Why you need to take full ownership of your tasks at work

In the first years of your career, many people have the impression that it is enough to complete all the tasks you are asked to do in a solid way. What these new joiners frequently lack is an Ownership Mindset. In this video, I give you my perspective why an Ownership Mindset is so important and how you can develop it. I will also talk about a tip I learned at McKinsey on how to improve your Mindset in this regard. Developing an ownership mindset is crucial for your success, you need to take full ownership of your tasks at work.

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[sevenaries]

Takeaways:
- Taking ownership = being responsible for everything you do
- Ask yourself, "Can I send my work to the client and it will be complete and sufficient?"
- Don't always go to your team lead when you are missing information. Reach out to other departments yourself, etc.
- Think one step ahead, and don't always JUST do what you're told. If there's something else you think should be added, add it or talk to your supervisor about it

[holoarcade]

A professional that has ownership of a project is a distinctive professional.

[FirmLearning]

Make sure to watch the whole video. In the middle of it I share a tip I learned at McKinsey about how to improve your Ownership Mindset. Hope this is helpful!

[samuelhomicil]

Thank you for this video. I really needed to hear this. There were very actionable things I am going to implement.

[backendninja]

This video should be viewed 100 times so that the advices would be glued to the brain

[pjq]

I know that this is a bit of an old video, but this has had a profound impact on me. My boss has said I need to own it but it never really clicked until now. Thanks

[david.ran.ren]

My business mentor I did know I had. Like the German accent more so the content. I asked them all and you answered. danke aus tiefstem herzen

[ivogeorgiev]

Wow! How much your channel has evolved over the years!! Awesome!

[Daniel-nybn]

I absolutely need to work on this. This has been the biggest piece of feedback I have received since joining consulting

[vananhkieuthanh]

Thank you for such an insightful video, Heinrich.
I have been doing my internship for half a year now and have been struggling to set up an ownership mindset from the start.
Your video absolutely make the topic really clear and set me in the right mindset.
Thank you so much as always! Keep it up🎉

[weiyang]

As a data scientist I see a lot of overlap between the skillset of data scientist and consultants and these videos has helped me a ton!

[FadliBKL]

Hi Heinrich,
I noticed the sound might need to be increased.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing. It is best as always. Kind regards/ Fadli

[Nonalcoholicdrink]

Thank you so much for the Video. Thats something That noone really tells you but its so important

[SulCoCrazy]

Sir…..GREAT video. I am applying this approach at work and it is hard. It requires work. It also achieves results and provides answers. BTW I’m in the social services…..

[marcelkrehbiel]

Great videos on the channel, thanks for the content.
How would you allow/ensure that other people share their opinions/ideas if the content is already "ready for the board"? Isn't there a risk of blocking creativity and thoughts of others collaborating, maybe more introvert people, if they get a finished looking doc? I feel this approach might be hindering at some point

[Faruqhaider]

Great video....the mindset hack I used to develop ownership mindset is I try to think of myself as company e.g. Faruq Haider INC and this company is delivering a service. I ask two questions: (1) will my company Faruq Haider INC receive great reviews (2) will my company Faruq Haider INC receice more work/high profile work because of the work products? the answer to the questions is not sure....50-50....I know it is time to go back....

[SuperMsmystery]

I understand ownership but extra eyes are always good especially when doing data driven analyses. There's a reason why we work in teams.

[hvusha]

this is great! if you can add analogy or examples would be even more influential.

[luffyy]

Thanks for the video, but the ads were a little distracting for me

[michelschimpf]

Hey Heinrich, what can I do so my team members develop this Mindset. Best Michel