Three Minute Leadership: Owner or Renter Mentality
To: The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning
In a recent blog post by Dan Ryan, Ryan Search and Consulting, Are Your Staff members “Owners or Renters”?, great leaders find a powerful metaphor about “owners or renters” and the mindset, attitude and behaviors they bring to life and the workplace.
Renters:
- May have some level of commitment, but may also be looking for the next place to rent on a regular basis
- Understands what the basic rules are, but will usually not go outside the normal bounds when it comes to dealing with issues
- May be put off by owners or those who seek to become owners versus renters
- Might be looking for a way to reduce their investment in the company
- Looking only at the short term, not the long term
Owners:
- Always looking for ways to make the workplace increase in value
- Seek out other owners as potential partners for the current or future situation
- Willing to put aside short-term needs in order to save for long term investments
- Understand the concept of “sweat equity”
- Looking for others who can help increase the value of the workplace
The renter mentality is “one that is short-sided and more inwardly focused versus being focused on the whole.” The owner mentality is one of commitment, individually and collectively to a shared purpose. One of the responsibilities of great leaders is continue to grow their “owners”, while converting the “renters” to “owners” by serving them to realize their potential and purpose.
Gail O’Keeffe writes about joy of ownership: “Owning your story, knowing your strength, tapping into your innate wisdom, practicing every day courage and living your life from the inside-out, authentically and wholeheartedly will set you free.” Be the owner of your life in all that you do and dream. Be more than you ever dreamed you could be … and more … so much more. Life is so very, very good.
Have a beautiful day and a magnificent week!!!
Mike
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