Why employees do not take ownership?

Many employees avoid taking responsibility because they are afraid to bear the consequences of doing it wrongly. "Once bitten, twice shy" could be attributed to the learnings from the previous or current company culture that does not encourage learning from mistakes.

Avoid micromanaging your team. Micromanaging leads to a negative cycle where any initiatives will be punished instead of encouraged. Over time, it lowers staff morale and increases their unwillingness to accept responsibility.

 

Learn the positive way.