I have long championed employee ownership, which is a key element of my ‘Every Individual Matters’ Model. It has always seemed self-evident to me that a sense of ownership would increase productivity, create greater cultural cohesion and secure strategic integrity with a clearer line of sight between strategy and its operationalisation with reduced industrial conflict. So much so that I have often felt naïve in putting it forward as a benefit.

A recent experience, however, showed me that, if anything, I have probably under-estimated the power of ownership.