How can you inspire remote and hybrid teams to take ownership of their work?

3 Delegate and empower

A third way to inspire ownership is to delegate and empower your team to make decisions and solve problems. Delegation shows your trust and respect for your team's skills and expertise, and empowers them to take initiative and responsibility for their work. Empowerment also boosts your team's creativity, innovation, and satisfaction. To delegate and empower effectively, you need to match the tasks with the abilities and interests of your team members, provide them with the necessary resources and support, and monitor their progress and results. Also, avoid micromanaging, overloading, or interfering with your team's work, as this can undermine their ownership and autonomy.

4 Foster collaboration and communication

A fourth way to inspire ownership is to foster collaboration and communication among your team members. Collaboration and communication enable your team to share ideas, knowledge, and feedback, as well as to coordinate their actions and resolve conflicts. Collaboration and communication also enhance your team's cohesion, trust, and commitment to their work and each other. To foster collaboration and communication, you need to use appropriate online tools and platforms, such as video conferencing, instant messaging, project management, and file sharing. Also, you need to establish clear and consistent communication norms and guidelines, such as frequency, mode, tone, and agenda of your communication.

5 Support learning and development

A fifth way to inspire ownership is to support the learning and development of your team members. Learning and development help your team acquire new skills, knowledge, and competencies, as well as to update and upgrade their existing ones. Learning and development also help your team adapt to changing needs, challenges, and opportunities, as well as to advance their careers and goals. To support learning and development, you need to provide your team with access to relevant and diverse learning resources and opportunities, such as online courses, webinars, podcasts, books, and mentors. Also, you need to encourage your team to pursue their learning interests and aspirations, and to apply their learning to their work.

6 Model ownership and leadership

A sixth way to inspire ownership is to model ownership and leadership yourself. As a team facilitator, you need to demonstrate the behaviors and attitudes that you expect from your team, such as setting and achieving goals, giving and receiving feedback, delegating and empowering, collaborating and communicating, and learning and developing. You also need to show your passion, enthusiasm, and commitment to your work and your team, as well as your willingness to take risks, learn from mistakes, and overcome challenges. By modeling ownership and leadership, you can inspire your team to follow your example and emulate your standards of excellence.

7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?