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Building Ownership: Values-Driven Leadership for High-Performance Teams

Explore how leaders cultivate ownership, trust, and responsibility under pressure using grit and grace, inspired by Olympic champion Adam Kreek's insights on team motivation, communication, and transformational leadership.

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BUILDING OWNERSHIP Values Driven Achievement Carry the Load Well How leaders build ownership under pressure ADAM KREEK Olympic Gold Medalist | Performance Coach
Olympic Race: Strokes in Race: Time to Win: Years Races & Time Trials Training Sessions Hours on the Water Practice Strokes 12 580 7,200 13,400 2,200,000 This Medal is a Receipt of Ownership 1st 220 5:23.89
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1 2 100 1,000 2,000,000 Olympic Race: Strokes in Race: Time to Win: Choked Olympic Final Herniated Discs Lost Training Days Failures in Training Imperfect Strokes 1st 220 5:23.89 This Medal is a Receipt of Ownership
Values Driven Achievement is knowing your team depends on you. OWNERSHIP
Values Driven Achievement OWN IT
Values Driven Achievement is taking risks and responsibility at the same time. OWNERSHIP
Values Driven Achievement OWN IT
Values Driven Achievement is working hard to build trust so the hard work feels easier. OWNERSHIP
Values Driven Achievement OWN IT
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Values Driven Achievement Feel It Stories you can feel in your chest, not just in your head. 1 CREW EXPECTATIONS 2 Fix It Frameworks & questions you can take away and use today 3 Keep It Ask questions, give time for reflection, build culture MOTIVE + ACTION
Values Driven Achievement What does ownership look like? What does ownership ACTUALLY mean to you? What does it look like as an owner? As a leader inspiring ownership in groups and project teams at AE?
Values Driven Achievement We take responsibility for our work and commit to every project, as if we are its owner OWNERSHIP
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Values Driven Achievement Am I owning the shared mission and the shared results? Am I owning my capacity? Am I owning my care? Am I owning the obvious? Am I owning the space that allows the invisible to show up?
Values Driven Achievement Where is my leadership leaking? MINE What is mine to carry right now? OWNERSHIP AUDIT OTHERS Where am I preventing the ownership of others? THE SPACE BETWEEN What communication needs to happen earlier?
Values Driven Achievement OWN IT
THE RESPONSIBILITY ETHIC
Values Driven Achievement Responsibility is taken. Blame is placed. Values Driven Achievement GUILT SHAME
Responsibility is taken. Blame is placed. GUILT SHAME ABILITY to choose my RESPONSE.” “I have the Values Driven Achievement Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH Things you can NOT control Locus of Control Things you can control Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to chose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” - Viktor Frankl Psychiatrist, Author, Holocaust Survivor
Values Driven Achievement My Attitude My Response My Reaction My Actions Weather Traffic Pandemics Government Policies Markets The past What Other People Say, Think, Feel or Do Generational Differences Trends Disruption Cyberattacks Balding Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement RESPONSE Values Driven Achievement (Train Your Ability To Respond) Focus on your
Values Driven Achievement I can own my part Its happening to me I determine my future! I have control over my life and direction. My focus and hard work will deliver results. I am a victim of fate, and give up all control. Why try? What happens will happen anyways. There is nothing that can be done to change my future. They have to check their work I own the quality of the work They could have told me I own proactive, early communication They should step up I own the development of people They need to earn my trust I own the trust the team feels They keep changing scope I own client outcomes Growth Mindset Carol Dweck
Values Driven Achievement The Doer
Values Driven Achievement A Tale of Two Leaders What went well at work today? I was able to calm down an upset customer and fi xed the broken coffee machine. You know that new hire, Hasan? He came on four months ago? He was able to calm down an upset customer and fi xed the broken coffee machine. What went well at work today? Values Driven Achievement Values Getting Results Using Own Skills Values Getting Results By Developing Skills of Others
Values Driven Achievement A Tale of Two Leaders What happened at work today? We avoided disaster! I caught the issue, fi xed the deliverable, and protected the client relationship. You know how I’ve been working with my team to communicate better and build more shared ownership? Today, the project team fl agged the risk early, brought options, and owned the client follow-up. What happened at work today? Values Driven Achievement Values Building Ownership for themselves Values Developing Ownership in the Groups and Project Teams they Lead
Values Driven Achievement Leading 4 people? 80% output from team members Leading 40 people? 97.6% output from team members Values Driven Achievement
“Presence is more than just being there.” - Malcolm Forbes Entrepreneur and Publisher Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement Bottleneck Boss Solo Hero Scatter Captain Caped Controller Fire Chaser OWNERSHIP LEAKS High Responsibility, High Pressure Unclear Communication
Values Driven Achievement SOLO HERO If I’m not involved, it doesn’t happen. I’m still the best person who can do it. “We love you Solo Hero!” “I know…” OWNERSHIP SHIFT: From doing it myself to building capacity in others. High Responsibility, High Pressure Unclear Communication
Values Driven Achievement SCATTER CAPTAIN Too many bets, nothing compounds. We keep starting, and rarely fi nish. “Where to Scatter Captain?” “Wherever the wind takes us!” OWNERSHIP SHIFT: From starting more to fi nishing what matters. High Responsibility, High Pressure Unclear Communication
Values Driven Achievement CAPED CONTROLLER I say I delegate, then I take it back. I don’t trust it unless I touch it. “I did what you asked, sir.” “Little one. You know I must redo it.” OWNERSHIP SHIFT: From control to clear roles, standards and decision rights. High Responsibility, High Pressure Unclear Communication
Values Driven Achievement FIRE CHASER Every day is urgent. Nothing gets fi xed. I solve the problems we keep recreating. “The roof, the roof, the roof is on fi re!” “We don’t need no water…” OWNERSHIP SHIFT: From reacting to fi xing the system that keeps recreating the fi re. High Responsibility, High Pressure Unclear Communication
Values Driven Achievement BOTTLENECK BOSS Everything important comes through me. The business waits for me. “I need your approval, boss.” “I need so much approval, too. That’s why it’s taking so long.” OWNERSHIP SHIFT: From having answers to asking, coaching, and clarifying. High Responsibility, High Pressure Unclear Communication
Values Driven Achievement Do you want what you say you want? Now, do you act like it? Consistently? Values Driven Achievement
“I can be intimidating at times, it’s part of the strategy, isn’t it?” - Mike Spracklen Top Olympic Rowing Coach Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement Do you need more grit or more grace? Feel like you’re going in circles? Graceful Leadership Gritty Management Gritty Management Graceful Leadership
Values Driven Achievement It takes very few words to let people know you care and you notice their contributions The world class team leader balances their gritty drive for results with focused efforts on graceful connection
Values Driven Achievement Are you leading like an Olympic A-Hole or can you fi nd your heart and show you care?
GRACE GRIT TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP BUILD CAPACITY DRIVE RESULTS be more speci fi c be more sincere Dangers: Passive Aggressive People Pleasing Dangers: Talking Down Belittling Behaviours Values Driven Achievement EFFECTIVE INFLUENCE Strengths: Trust Loyalty Big Picture Strengths: Respect Competency Details MANAGEMENT FOR RESULTS
Values Driven Achievement What is mine to carry right now? Where am I carrying too much, too tightly, or in a way that stops others from owning their part? What conversation, clarification, or feedback needs to happen earlier? Ownership needs both GRIT & GRACE. Grace helps people stay open, supported, trusted, and willing to learn. Grit helps people face reality, follow through, and do the hard thing. Does ownership ask for more grace or grit from me? What does my shift look like? One behaviour I can own that would better protect the people: One behaviour I can own that would better protect the work: One behaviour I can own that would better protect the trust:
Values Driven Achievement RESULTS COMPETENCE (Am I good and getting better? Do I feel effective?) AUTONOMY (Can I do it my way? Do I feel I have choice?) RELATEDNESS (Am I connected to others? Do I feel like I belong?) MOTIVATION Self Determination Theory Ryan & Deci Enhanced Performance Greater Well Being
Values Driven Achievement COMPETENCE (Am I good and getting better? Do I feel effective?) AUTONOMY (Can I do it my way? Do I feel I have choice?) RELATEDNESS (Am I connected to others? Do I feel like I belong?) Enhanced By: •Respect, Caring •Inclusivity •Security Undermined By: •Criticism •Cliques, Inflexibility •Toxic Competition Enhanced By: •Optimal Challenge •Positive Coaching •Performance Feedback Undermined By: •Excessive Challenge •Lack of Feedback •Negative Messages Enhanced By: •Choice •Rational Limits •Acknowledging Feelings Undermined By: •Rewards & Punishments •Threats & Deadlines •Control, Imposed Goals Ryan & Deci Self Determination Theory
Values Driven Achievement PLAN D O C H E C K A C T Are we clear about your goals, mission and constraints? How effective were you an I at activating your goals in the context of our team? Get after it. Now that we’ve seen results, what needs to change? How will we apply that change? COMPETENCE (Am I good and getting better? Do I feel effective?)
Values Driven Achievement AUTONOMY (Can I do it my way? Do I feel I have choice?) I decide We co-decide You recommend, I approve You decide, I’m informed You own it, I trust you fully INCREASING AUTONOMY
Values Driven Achievement RELATEDNESS (Am I connected to others? Do I feel like I belong?) 5-Minutes of Connection What’s something you're looking forward to this weekend? How’s your family? What’s one thing the team is doing well that we should keep doing? Any tweaks to make it better? Where do you feel momentum—or friction— right now? What’s working? What’s not working for you?
Values Driven Achievement $1,000,000 raised 120 Volunteers 5 years of preparation 7,000+ Km 8 Scienti fi c Studies 35,000 Students
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Values Driven Achievement Protect the People Protect the Work Protect the Trust The Rules: I. Don’t Die II. Don’t Sink the Boat III.Don’t Kill your Mates
Values Driven Achievement Fear and doubt are the taxes we pay to experience the incredible
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Values Driven Achievement Fear and doubt are the taxes we pay to experience the incredible
Values Driven Achievement Protect the People Protect the Work Protect the Trust The Rules: I. Don’t Die II. Don’t Sink the Boat III.Don’t Kill your Mates What is mine to carry right now? Where am I carrying too much, too tightly, or in a way that stops others from owning their part? What conversation, clarification, or feedback needs to happen earlier? Ownership needs both GRIT & GRACE. Grace helps people stay open, supported, trusted, and willing to learn. Grit helps people face reality, follow through, and do the hard thing. Does ownership ask for more grace or grit from me? What does my shift look like? One behaviour I can own that would better protect the people: One behaviour I can own that would better protect the work: One behaviour I can own that would better protect the trust:
“A crew is a group of people who are in it all the time, no matter what. They are stroking together every minute with the same purpose. They are willing to sacri fi ce silently for each other, give grace, hold accountable. A crew has the same cares and the same needs – and a crew is inescapably, beautifully, dutifully linked.” - Christina Kock Astronaut, Artemis II Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement Organizations that own their Communication Have 50% less staff turnover Have absence rates below industry averages Avoid 40% of malpractice cases caused by poor communication with clients Reduce conflict management costs by 50% - 80% Have Higher Morale 5% increase in morale = 1.3% increase in customer service = 0.5% increase in revenues Are 3x more likely to employ managers skilled at managing change. Fail at 28% fewer IT projects Deliver 47% higher returns to shareholders Have a 30% higher market valuation
Values Driven Achievement Safe 2 Make truth easier to tell. Find facts without fear. OWN YOUR COMMUNICATION 1 Contained Bring the right part of you to the right room. 3 Creative What does this teach us about the system? 6 Repair Correct leaks quickly when you go below the waterline 5 Constructive Deliver feedback to build others up, not control 4 Open Dialogue goes both ways, with connection. Conscious, Caring, Competent
Values Driven Achievement “Communication is primarily listening, then verifying that you hear what you thought you heard.” Chris Had fi eld Astronaut
Values Driven Achievement Sometimes what you hear and what is said can be completely different…
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“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” - Vince Lombardi Football Coach Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement FAILED OWNERSHIP
Values Driven Achievement SHARED OWNERSHIP
“Leadership is less like an orchestra, where the conductor is always in charge, and more like a jazz band, where leadership is passed around… Depending on what the music demands at the moment and who feels moved by the spirit to express the music.” - Phil Schletchy, PhD Educator Values Driven Achievement
Values Driven Achievement TE M I’ve found the ‘I’ in It’s hidden in the A-Hole!!
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Values Driven Achievement What’s Yours to Carry?
Stroke Bow “Regardless of how my role or title changes, I will do whatever it takes to make the boat go faster.” -Kevin Light Olympic Gold Medalist, Professional Photographer
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Values Driven Achievement ATTITUDE LEADERSHIP IS AN NOT A POSITION
Values Driven Achievement ATTITUDE LEADERSHIP IS AN NOT A POSITION
Values Driven Achievement Where is my leadership leaking? CARE Where does ownership ask you to care as a champion? OWNERSHIP AUDIT COMMIT Where does ownership ask you to commit to carrying more? CREATE Where does ownership ask you to create more closure?
Values Driven Achievement You Got This
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