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Discussion on: Why Having Extreme Ownership Mindset is the Best Skill for Your IT Leadership Career

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Erik Martines Sanches • Edited

Victim blaming. "The core belief is that any and all possible outcome, when analyzed can be traced back to a decision you made - hence taking Extreme Ownership of anything even remotely connected to you." I take it this is not "any and all" at all, since I fail to see how any and all outcomes in life can be connected to me. For example criminal violence, medical issues and family abuse, not to mention accidents and disasters do not necessarily have anything to do with any action or decision I made.

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Danila Petrova

Thank you for adding on to the discussion!

The article focuses on anything that happens and is related to you in a professional sense or the end - results of a project you were or are a part of.

Extreme Ownership is not about being responsible for accidents and other people's choices that you had no effect over. Neither is it about victim-blaming.

Understanding that the stage of the career you are currently at is a result of your choices over time, rather than an effect of other people's actions.

By thinking this way, the decisions you make become much more intentional and you are working towards the results you want from your career.

Hope this cleared it up!