What is an ownership mindset and why does it help my company?

In the workplace, an ownership mindset could refer to the sense of accountability and responsibility among employees and team members with regard to their craft or work. This is often demonstrated by their willingness to go beyond what is expected of them.

In a Harvard Business Review article, it was found that an ownership mindset not only influences one’s feelings towards an organization but that it actually makes a person more helpful and generous toward others as well. When employees and team members feel a stronger sense of ownership, they were found to be “more inclined to engage in generally helpful behaviors.” Thus, the study found that ”encouraging employees to feel like owners produces behaviors relevant to their work as well as those outside of their jobs (such as being helpful to others more generally).”