As part of Shift’s culture-building efforts with La’Kita Williams of CoCreate Work, our team decided on a set of seven core principles that guide our collaborations, both within the organization and with our partners. In a series of posts, we will highlight each principle and resources for putting these principles to work creating more equitable outcomes.

Principle in Focus: Take Ownership

“We are a team of leaders. We hold collective responsibility for the outcome of our work. We show up, respect the role that each team member fills, and are never above doing any job that is needed. If we oppose, we propose.”

Resources:

• • At Shift, we have recognized that the mission is not enough – we have to work continuously to create an inclusive culture to actively prevent reproducing harmful practices.
    
    
  • Assigning meeting roles for your events can keep things running smoothly and ensure that participants are taking ownership of their duties.