ownership mindset Quotes

We cannot solve a problem by saying, "It's not my problem." We cannot solve a problem by hoping that someone else will solve it for us. I can solve a problem only when I say, "This is my problem and it's up to me to solve it."

No man who owns his own home and lot can be a Communist. He has too much to do.

Peak performance begins with your taking complete responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you.

Most people have a very strong sense of organizational ownership, but I think what people have to own is an innovation agenda, and everything is shared in terms of the implementation.

Know the business, learn the business, own something.

If I hold onto something it's because I want it not because I want to display it or show it to somebody else. I've got some cool stuff, I've got some cool things.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.

In the '70s and '80s, what private equity did is it changed corporate America. It started holding companies accountable, and for the first time managers started thinking like owners.

I want to be clear: I do not view myself so much as the owner of Fulham but a custodian of the club on behalf of its fans.

Creativity's about ownership.

My difficulties belong to me!

Manage by responsibility.It is a powerful way to grow people.

The way I would measure leadership is this: of the people that are working with me, how many wake up in the morning thinking that the company is theirs?

You own your identity; it is important to feel that way.

We think the ownership culture is very important, so we like to invest in businesses whose leaders are also owners.

From beginning to end, Scripture repeatedly emphasizes God's ownership of everything: "To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it" .When I grasp that I'm a steward, not an owner, it totally changes my perspective.

A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.

Anyone who prefers owning part of your company to being paid in cash reveals a preference for the long term and a commitment to increasing your company's value in the future.

I read 'Huffington Post' as if I am a shareholder.

Truth is, I prefer to think that I have joined the 'Globe,' not purchased it, because great institutions, public and private, have stewards, not owners.

Possessing by letting go of things was a secret of ownership unknown to youth.

On the question of taking credit for what goes right and blame for what goes wrong - having led the Conservative party for four years, I have never heard of this notion before.

If you work for a team, you have a different view, if you own a team you have a radically different view.

Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you're an owner. Faith is at its best when it's that way too. It's best lived when it's owned.

We cannot make owners by merely giving men something to own. And, I repeat, whether there be sufficient desire for property left upon which we can work, only experience can decide.