360 | 03 | Owner Dependence Checklist

Owner Dependence Checklist

Identify routine work that relies on you and choose one change that gives your team clearer responsibility.

Think about the last 30 days. Check recurring patterns in work your team could reasonably own. Leave unchecked anything that does not apply, including decisions you intentionally reserve for yourself.

Daily decisions

Routine questions wait for my approval, even when the team has handled them before.

People bring me problems without a recommendation for resolving them.

Work when I am unavailable

Routine work stalls or deadlines slip when I am unavailable.

I am the only person who knows how to complete an important recurring task.

Responsibilities and processes

Work passes between people without anyone clearly responsible for the final result.

Key processes are undocumented or handled differently depending on who does the work.

Management follow through

I have to remind managers or team leads to complete agreed actions.

The team sends decisions back to me because its authority and limits are unclear.

Reporting and action

I gather individual updates myself to understand progress or spot problems.

The team waits for me to interpret results before deciding what action to take.