Good to Great #5: A Culture of Discipline
Jim Collins says in his book Good to Great that great organizations maintain a culture of discipline. This culture consists of self-disciplined people who take disciplined action consistent with their specific hedgehog concept (see earlier post about a hedgehog concept). Self-mastery frees you to focus on supporting others – you’re not busy screwing up and putting yourself back together. These type of people do not need to be taught fundamental concepts like honesty, integrity, or hard work – they bring it to the table. A culture of discipline a perfect example of having the right people on the bus. A culture of discipline is at the heart of the previous Good to Great principle First Who, Then What where I wrote about the need to focus more on a person’s character than their re...