Redefining Ownership - Navigating Reality for Progress

"take ownership" is feedback that never lands.

My team would nod, but nothing changed. I couldn't explain what I actually wanted until I reframed it for myself.

Ownership isn't delivering when everything works perfect.
Ownership is navigating reality to make progress even when it starts being hard.

Shipping a feature with clear specs? Thats just doing your job.
Pushing forward when the API is down, requirements are vague, and nobody has answers?

That's the difference.

This article was originally published on https://craftengineer.com/. It was written by a human and polished using grammar tools for clarity.
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