{"id":19749,"date":"2025-10-29T10:45:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/combatready.eu\/?p=19749"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:51:43","slug":"taking-ownership-within-team-remo-ojaste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/combatready.eu\/en\/taking-ownership-within-team-remo-ojaste\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do if Someone On Your Team Doesn&#8217;t Take Ownership?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19749\" class=\"elementor elementor-19749 elementor-19740\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db1e078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db1e078\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4087fb5\" data-id=\"4087fb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5984045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5984045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What To Do if Someone On Your Team Doesn't Take Ownership?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279894c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"279894c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>From Combat Ready instructor, CEO and co-founder Remo Ojaste<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b93f3ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b93f3ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd2f44b\" data-id=\"bd2f44b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a0ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14a0ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14187\" alt=\"Remo Ojaste koos raamatuga Distsipliin = Vabadus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1.png 906w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1-480x483.png 480w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marek-metslaid-distsipliin-1-e1723638132564-1-800x804.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2baaa4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2baaa4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Photo by Marek Metslaid<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 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Front row of the bus, on the way to Tallinn.<\/p><p>A 14-hour day ahead. I open <em>Slack<\/em> &#8211; I see the instructors arguing about something again. At that moment I thought: damn, that&#8217;s enough. I&#8217;ll write it all down.<\/p><p>Two hours later, I had a 19-page manifesto and zero idea that I had just made things worse.<\/p><p>I sent the manifesto. I called a meeting. After a few weeks, the two instructors were gone. One left on its own, the other I had to let go after months of trying.<\/p><p>I thought: <em>good<\/em>. Now the standard is clear. I gave myself a mental <em>high-five<\/em>.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07b7de9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07b7de9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6316225\" data-id=\"6316225\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0fc44 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f0fc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f502121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f502121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nine months later. Home office. The chaos had finally subsided. After six months of having to cover the work of two instructors, the team was finally able to breathe again.<\/p><p>Time to help the team. I am opening a new document <em>&#8220;Standards for personal branding for Combat Ready instructors&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p><p>I start writing. I wrote down what they had to post, how many webinars they had to run, how often, etc. What this standard looks like to me.<\/p><p>Then I had a meeting with Andrus, our new sales manager. Early in the morning, planned the meeting long in advance. The second time in two weeks that I had tried to move it.<\/p><p>He wasn&#8217;t going to let it pass any more.<\/p><p>Andrus said:  <em>&#8220;The first time I thought you were just busy. But twice? You are not busy. You don&#8217;t know how to prioritise your time.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p>Straight. Without cushioning. This is why I appreciate Andrus. He says what he sees, expects others to do the same and does not shirk his responsibilities.<\/p><p>I envy it. For me, it doesn&#8217;t come easy.<\/p><p>And sitting there, I understood: Damn. He is right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb41e43 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb41e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7237cca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7237cca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4846b69\" data-id=\"4846b69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c02996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c02996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I looked at the document I had written. Standards for others. Rules for others.<\/p><p>But I didn&#8217;t keep track of my time. I did not post consistently. I didn&#8217;t live as I demanded of others.<\/p><p>The problem was not theirs. That was <strong>my<\/strong> problem.<\/p><p>I stopped writing for them. I started writing for myself.<\/p><p>Not to be a role model. Not to inspire the team. Not to prove anything.<\/p><p>If I say I&#8217;m an elite but my behaviour doesn&#8217;t reflect it, I&#8217;m a fraud. Full stop.<\/p><p>This is the only correct conclusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88558b1\" data-id=\"88558b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d990e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82d990e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/540832622_24380913391560085_8767168444363560766_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/540832622_24380913391560085_8767168444363560766_n.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/540832622_24380913391560085_8767168444363560766_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/540832622_24380913391560085_8767168444363560766_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/540832622_24380913391560085_8767168444363560766_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/540832622_24380913391560085_8767168444363560766_n-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/combatready.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/540832622_24380913391560085_8767168444363560766_n-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55142a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55142a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa506d0\" data-id=\"aa506d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1f88c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa1f88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c85d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c85d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day one of the 100-day writing challenge. Publicly posted and announced. Keeping up to standard. Not because of them.<\/p><p>For my own sake.<\/p><p>I am now on day 58. of the day.<\/p><p>For four years I have been teaching Jocko Willink&#8217;s principle: <em>&#8220;Discipline equals freedom&#8221;.<\/em><\/p><p>I knew the theory. I was able to explain it. I believed it.<\/p><p>But <strong>it took me four years<\/strong> to really understand what it meant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b659e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b659e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintaining the standard = personal responsibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281cceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281cceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maintaining the standard is my responsibility. Not someone else&#8217;s. Only mine.<\/p><p><strong>Will it benefit the people around me?<\/strong> Yes.<\/p><p>But the moment it becomes a cause, I&#8217;ve already lost.<\/p><p>I can&#8217;t control what&#8217;s happening around me. But I can control whether I keep in line or not.<\/p><p>Every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aceb29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aceb29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To be unselfishly selfish.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201c7ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"201c7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e1fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e1fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Remo Ojaste <\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Combat Ready co-founder, instructor and CEO<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8221;Early one morning on the bus, in the midst of yet another chaos, I realised the problem wasn&#8217;t my team &#8211; it was me. 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