The Boschetto Bulletin - Ownership Gaps

Author

Chris Scott
April 07, 2025

Ever notice how the same stubborn problems keep popping up?

Different people. Same results: dropped handoffs, confused teams, and stalled momentum.

This often isn’t a talent issue. It’s an ownership issue.

Execution breaks when no one owns the outcome.

📖 Execution Playbook: Fixing the Ownership Gap

If you’re scaling, here’s a hard truth:

Most execution failures aren’t strategy problems. They’re ownership problems.

You assign a project.

You discuss the next steps.

You even log it in your task tracker.

But no one’s really on the hook, so it floats. Missed deadlines are permitted, and the work stalls.

Consider this fix:

1. Every Priority Gets an Owner, Not a Group

If multiple people “own” it, then no one owns it.

Every critical initiative nees a SINGLE point of accountability.

Ask: Who’s the one person responsible for driving this over the finish line?

2. Define Ownership Beyond the Task

Ownership isn’t about clicking a checkbox. It’s about driving the outcome. That includes:

  • Clarifying the goal

  • Coordinating dependencies

  • Escalating blockers

  • Closing the loop

Your team shouldn’t just “do tasks.”

They should own progress.

3. Create a Culture of Accountability Without Micromanagement

Micromanagement is chasing people. Accountability is setting clear expectations upfront.

The best operators:

  • Assign a clear owner

  • Define “done”

  • Set checkpoints

  • Get out of the way

That’s how you scale execution without burning out or becoming a bottleneck.

Remember, Execution Debt™ builds fastest when ownership is vague.

Fixing it doesn’t require more process — just clarity and commitment.

💡 Smart Business Move of the Week

“If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry.”

Patrick Lencioni, The Advantage

In The Advantage, Patrick Lencioni nails this concept:

Most companies don’t struggle from a lack of talent or ambition. They struggle because people aren’t clear on what they own.

Key Insight: If you’re scaling fast and expectations are starting to blur, you may need to evaluate ownership clarity across your priorities. Fix the ownership gaps, and execution speed will follow.

🚀 Ready to Spot Your Execution Gaps?

Most businesses are losing at least $10K a year from Execution Debt™ — but they don’t realize it until it’s too late.

Take the Execution Debt™ Score Quiz and see exactly where you’re bleeding time and money.

⚡️ Execution Power-Up: Remove an Approval

Find a recurring task or process that’s stuck waiting on someone’s green light — and kill the bottleneck.

Ask yourself - “Does this really need my approval? Or can the team move without me?”

Then either:

  • Empower the person closest to the work

  • Pre-approve a framework they can use

  • Automate the decision logic

Small approvals pile up into big delays.
Removing just one can unlock serious momentum.

🎯 Boschetto Consulting - Eliminating Execution Debt™

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Struggling with Execution Debt™? Let’s fix it.

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