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We’ve all been on two types of projects: ones that ran smoothly, and ones that crumbled to pieces. While there are lots of contributing factors in each case, I’ll go out on a limb and say that project ownership (or lack thereof) is what makes the biggest difference.

Think back to those dreaded group projects in college. You were all peers, so nobody was naturally in charge. And chances are, nobody stepped up to take charge, either. (Because that would be, like, seriously un-cool.) Each member of the group had their assigned tasks with due dates, but nobody was very excited about it. You knew the project counted for a large part of your final grade in the course, but beyond that, who cares? It’s just one more stupid hoop to jump through on the way to your diploma.

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