Coffee Break with Firm Learning - Ownership Mindset

Speaker: Heinrich Location: Munich

Introduction

Lack of knowledge and understanding in early months/years.
Reliance on team leaders and colleagues to check work.
Develops into a mindset where employees depend on others to finalize or fix their work.

Producing client-ready deliverables from the start.
Not relying on others to pick up the slack or fix errors.
Annoyance and time loss for team leads due to incomplete work handed over by new joiners.

Ask yourself: Are you confident that your work can be sent to a board member with your name on it?
If not, go back and improve it until it meets that standard.

*Gather Required Information:
- Don’t push tasks back due to lack of information.
- Proactively reach out to colleagues, other departments, and do research.
*Anticipate Needs:
- Think ahead and include necessary but previously unspecified details (e.g., additional charts or diagrams).
- Understand the intention behind tasks to ensure deliverables solve the actual problem.
*Proactive Communication:
- If you think additional work is needed, discuss it with your team lead beforehand.
- Make recommendations and propose solutions proactively.*

Develop an ownership mindset to be successful in any industry or organization.
Ensure your work is complete, client-ready, and does not rely on others to fix or finalize.