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engaging conversations

Does profit share really move the needle on engagement?

Imagine a business that’s just become employee owned. Everyone understands, at least in principle, that they now have a stake […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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employee engagement

Motivation, engagement, ownership: why they’re not the same thing

Imagine a business that’s just become employee owned. The trustees are in place, the announcements made, with a leadership team […]
6 mins
EO Culture
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Continuous growth

How employee-owned businesses keep improving their ownership culture

Imagine asking the leaders of an employee-owned business whether its ownership culture had strengthened over the past three years. They […]
12 mins
EO Culture
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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 […]
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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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employee engagement in Europe

Why is engagement so low in European workplaces — and what does that mean for employee ownership?

The latest State of the Global Workplace report from Gallup highlights a striking regional gap that should give UK leaders […]
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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 […]
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EO Culture
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