Ownership starts before anyone asks

I used to think helping meant doing what I was told. Hand me the tool. Hold this board. Cut here. Task completed. But I’ve come to see a different form of contribution: Seeing what will be needed before being asked. Bringing the tape measure while someone reaches for the wood. Preparing the saw while they’re still marking the cut. Steadying the ladder before anyone thinks to ask. Not because it is “my task.” Because I care about the work succeeding. And I wonder what would happen if teams operat