# The Ladder of Ownership,... ![rw-book-cover](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1378926301382279169/SA7mJnsA.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[@joulee on Twitter]] - Full Title: The Ladder of Ownership,... - Category: #tweets - URL: https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212192164200450 ## Highlights - The Ladder of Ownership, a thread 👇 Lvl1: Judging Lvl2: Gossiping Lvl3: Giving feedback Lvl4: Giving deep feedback Lvl5: Collaborating Lvl6: Driving Lvl7: Owning Read on for an example in action. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212192164200450)) - Level 1: Judging You attend a meeting. You think to yourself, "Man, that meeting really sucked." ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212193284083712)) - Level 2: Gossiping You message a colleague: "Did you also think that meeting sucked?" Colleague agrees. You feel validated. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212194118766593)) - Level 3: Giving Feedback Feeling irked that this meeting was a waste of yours (and others') time, you decide to answer the post-meeting survey. (Or, you shoot a quick message to the organizer): "Hey, wanted to share that I thought the meeting today was a 4/10." ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212194982711296)) - Level 4: Giving Deep Feedback Feedback is a gift, so you really want to help the organizer understand *why* you thought the meeting sucked. "Rating it 4/10 because... a) too much time on known updates b) not enough depth on the controversial decision c) unclear action items" ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212195926433792)) - Level 5: Collaborating You'd hate to see more wasted time in meetings in the future so you include some suggestions to the organizer. "What do you think about trying the following?" 1) Doing updates via e-mail in the future 2) Summarizing who does what in the last 5 min ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212196866019331)) - Level 6: Driving You attend another meeting and it's starting to veer off course. Except now, you feel you can help steer it back. You say: "I think most of us have the overall context, and we're eager to get into Topic X since there are many views. Let's get into that?" ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212197809680388)) - Level 7: Owning You wonder how this meeting series can be amazing and consistently a great use of everyone's time. You volunteer to help the organizer plan and run the meetings. ("Yes please!") You gather suggestions from the team. You iterate. Over time, it becomes amazing. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212198724091904)) - It takes 3 ingredients to keep leveling up the Ladder of Ownership 1) Confidence - that your opinions are good/useful 2) A mindset of agency - that you can create the change you want to see 3) An empowering environment - where good, bottoms-up ideas and action are rewarded ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212200682848258)) - What level are you at in the Ladder of Ownership? And which ingredient do you feel you need more of? ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438212201668493313)) - Want a once-a-month e-mail in your inbox summarizing my weekly threads? Sign up here -> https://t.co/s1hcbdnJ8C ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/joulee/status/1438252395473956864))