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Collaboration for Impact

Breaking down silos: how employee-owners collaborate for whole-business performance

Breaking down silos is one of the most common ambitions in business. But imagine a business where every team is […]
7 mins
EO Culture
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protecting the future

Protecting the Future: Why Stewardship Is the True Test of Employee Ownership

It’s easy to talk about employee ownership when business is performing well. The real test comes when values collide. I […]
8 mins
EO Culture
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Voice and Influence: turning ownership potential into ownership performance

Understanding employee ownership isn’t enough on its own. I’ve worked with organisations where employees could clearly explain the ownership structure, […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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ownership literacy

Ownership Literacy: Why people can’t think like owners if they don’t understand the business

Ownership Literacy starts with a problem most leaders don’t realise they have. It looks like this. A finance director stands […]
7 mins
EO Culture
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ownership culture

How clearly can you really see your ownership culture?

The organisations most committed to building ownership culture in employee owned businesses are often the ones asking the most searching […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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decision making in employee ownership

When employee ownership changes the decision

Does employee ownership automatically lead to better decision-making? In some organisations, the opposite can happen. More voices can lead to […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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decision making in employee ownership

Why decision-making doesn’t move as much as leaders think it does

In employee-owned businesses, decision-making is where ownership becomes real. That’s the point at which people experience how far their contribution […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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values to behaviour employee ownership

From values to behaviour: Making ownership culture visible

The gap most organisations recognise Most employee-owned businesses can describe their values clearly: they talk about collaboration, accountability, openness, and […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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engagement-vs-employee-ownership

From Engagement to Ownership: what’s the difference?

Could you tell the difference between an engaged employee and an owner? In many organisations, it’s the difference between good […]
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EO Culture
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employee ownership behaviour

Ownership is a behaviour, not a structure

Why employee ownership only works when people think and act like owners When organisations transition to employee ownership, the legal […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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employee ownership managers

The squeezed middle: What changes for managers in employee ownership?

I recently described employee ownership as a reset for leadership. In the months following transition, boards and senior teams quite […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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employee ownership leadership

Employee Ownership and Leadership: Why ownership is a reset, not a shortcut

Why Employee Ownership is a leadership reset – not a culture shortcut Employee ownership is often described as a transformational […]
5 minutes
EO Culture
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