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Ownership is a leader's willingness to admit that they failed. Ownership is admitting that the reason their company struggles with culture, retention, engagement, lost productivity, toxicity, mediocre performance… …is entirely their own doing. That’s a hard pill to swallow. But culture is simply the sum of behaviors you allow. It’s what you tolerate, avoid, or ignore. If you don’t lead with intention, dysfunction will lead for you. “All that’s needed for evil to rise is for good people to do nothing.” Being a leader is a hard and lonely road. Leadership is a heavy burden to carry. So this isn’t a passing of judgement. It’s the brutal acknowledgement of what must happen in yourself in order to do the work required to create real and lasting change. You have to take ownership for… Not clarifying the standards and behaviors of the people who work for you. Not ensuring alignment in skills and character in the people you allowed into your organization. Allowing people to lead who lacked the character and integrity to do so. For turning a blind eye to the frustration, chaos, confusion, and toxicity you allowed to breed within your organization. You have to take ownership for failing to do anything about it. Until now. Because if you’re willing to swallow this brutal red pill that acknowledges the truth instead of the sugar coated blue pill that continues your ignorance and denial, then that’s the very first step towards creating real and lasting change in your organization. Full article here: https://www.clearauthenticbrands.com/articles/the-first-step-towards-creating-real-and-lasting-change-in-your-organization