5 Tips on Teaching Employees to “Own” Their Work

Include them in long- and short-term planning efforts.

Ask for their input on projects for which they are held responsible.

Include them on top-level discussions, conferences and meetings when appropriate.

Allow them to byline the work they wrote or to speak at the presentation they helped prepare.

Help them to become more vested in the work by asking for their opinion. Ask what, if anything, should be done to make the next project easier.