Family Business Performance Center | Family Business Online Coaching System

Helping family-owned businesses succeed with proven advice from a Master Certified Family Business Coach

  • Home
  • About
    • Coaches
      • Coach Pete Walsh
    • Client Testimonials
    • Newsroom
  • Services
    • Workshops
    • Family Business Coaching
    • Individual & Group Coaching
    • Decathlon Training System
    • Sounding Board Session
  • Tools
  • Blog
  • Contact
Home » Family Business Blog » Family Business » Do You Want to be an Owner or a Victim in Your Family Business?
Taking Responsibility - Family Business Advice

Nov 01 2016

Do You Want to be an Owner or a Victim in Your Family Business?

 

Family Business owners take responsibility for everything that’s happening; victims shift responsibility to everyone else.

I want to have an ownership mindset in every area of my life. I work with businesses, both family and non-family, to help them create an ownership mindset and culture with their staff.

As an owner I continually look for ways that I contributed to either the success or the breakdown of the situation. If the breakdown involved someone else, I immediately look within myself and ask:

Did I clearly communicate what was expected?
Did we all have the tools and resources needed to be successful?
How else could I have contributed to a successful outcome?
What did I learn so that I can make sure it doesn’t happen again in the future?
Do I need to find different people that can execute on what we agreed upon?

Taking an ownership mindset empowers me to work hard to make my life work.

One of the most challenging dilemmas is when you realize you are in certain situations or with certain people that make success unattainable.

With an ownership mindset I look to change my situation or change the people around me, if needed, to achieve my goals. If I’m changing the people around me every three to six months, I’ll need to hold myself accountable that I could be the reason the results aren’t happening.

Ask yourself — do you typically have an ownership mindset or a victim mindset? What about the people around you — do they think like owners or victims?

I was first exposed to this idea of having an ownership mindset when my previous company sponsored training on the subject. Here’s a link to that great training at Quma Learning.

I want to encourage you to take an ownership mindset in your personal and business life. Let me know if I can help in any way!

Written by Pete Walsh, MCC · Categorized: Accountability, Coach Pete's Best Plays, Family Business, Leadership, Next Gen, Resolving Family Business Conflict

Number of items in cart: 0

  • Your cart is empty.
  • Total: $0.00
  • Checkout

Learn New Family Business Strategies Every Two Weeks

Check Out Tools To Help Your Family Business

The Landmine Detection Map
Family Business Decathlon Game
Family Business Playbook

Popular Family Business Topics

  • All Articles
  • Family Business
  • Family Business Succession Planning
  • Family Business Relationships
  • Resolving Conflict
  • Accountability
  • Coach Pete's Best Plays
  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Next Generation
  • Versus: Opposing Forces
  • What NOT to Do

CONTACT US

Family Business
Performance Center

Pete Walsh, MC

Phone: 602-952-9015
Email: pete@peakcoach.com

PAGES OF INTEREST

  • Home
  • Score Your Team – So You Can Measure Your Team’s Progress!
  • Landmine Detection Map
  • Ask the Family Business Expert
  • Sitemap

Our Newsletter

Learn New Family Business Strategies Every Two Weeks

CONNECT WITH US

© Copyright 2023 Family Business Performance Center · All Rights Reserved