Building Quality Jobs Through Ownership

At Ownership Works, giving employees a voice conveys respect and shows that leaders care, which promotes a culture of engagement. Ultimately, this creates quality jobs — jobs where employees feel a sense of connection to their work and contributions.

  • Quality jobs fan the flames of engagement. People are more enthusiastic and committed when they have a quality job and workplace. And because engagement and ownership are cumulative, investing in employees' engagement can dramatically strengthen their sense of ownership and discretionary effort — and ultimately unlock incredible performance.
  • Managers are the single greatest driver of engagement and account for 70% of the variance in team engagement levels. When managers receive transformational development opportunities, they can communicate more effectively and deepen employees' sense of enthusiasm.
  • Ownership Works is advancing ownership in many ways, including helping leaders shift from managing people as liabilities to empowering them as assets.
 
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When employees feel a sense of ownership and their engagement is strong, 97% report they plan to stay with their company. Ownership Works succeeds because it creates a culture of shared ownership, a win-win scenario that helps companies and employees grow together, become more engaged and build stronger cultures.

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