Thursday, September 18, 2008

Steps For Creating A Culture Of Discipline (by Jim Collins)

"Steps from Good to Great, p.124"

Creating a Culture of Discipline

1. Build a culture around the idea of freedom and responsibility, within a framework.

2. Fill that culture with self-disciplined people who are willing to go to extreme lengths to fulfill their responsibilities. They will "rinse their cottage cheese".

3. Don't confuse a culture of discipline with a tyrannical disciplinarian.

4. Adhere with great consistency to the Hedgehog Concept, exercising an almost religious focus on the intersection of the three circles. Equally important, create a "stop doing list" and systematically unplug anything extraneous.

Heart and Soul,
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