It’s has been a long time since I posted my last blog and I have now been seriously thinking of maintaining and updating the same regularly. A lot of my friends have gone through my blog and have eulogised my efforts for writing a blog which has again motivated me to come with my leadership fundas combined with an element of humor in each and every blog that I post across.
In this blog I shall be writing about Discipline. Of late I came across a good term called the "Disciplined Recruit" (invariably a colleague of mine used this term to describe a fool like me) and it stuck to my mind and I thought of combining the leadership traits with the term that I came across. In any organisation as everyone knows, discipline is very essential nothing works if there is absence of discipline across the organisation. Discipline is the torpedo of any organisation. Now who are these bunch of jokers called “Disciplined Recruits” and what do these species do and how is it that they carry the legacy of the leadership values and virtues in them sharing some of the traits, insights and the thoughts that go on the minds of such recruits.
Punctuality: The disciplined recruits are finicky guys they are they guys who believe that there is zero tolerance when it comes to punctuality. Dot on time on meetings, functions, gatherings and even they some time seem appear to be a dumb ass as they are the first one to be at such places. In India we have something called the IST and very true it’s not the ‘Indian Standard Time’ but it’s the ‘Indian Stretchable Time’. Disciplined recruits are they guys who value time and they are well aware that time is money; everything else can come back but not the lost time. A leader has to set an example of punctuality before his subordinate’s co-workers so as to make them realise the importance of time. Imagine a small kirana shopkeeper who is the sole owner of his business he has to come early to open his shop he cannot be late, thinking that his workers would come and open his shop. Leaders have to value time only than can they prosper and deliver the value that they intend to provide their customers.
Sense of Urgency: One of the most commonly missed traits in any organisation especially in Government Departments and public organizations. Disciplined recruits emphasize on a great sense of urgency to complete any task. Leaders who seek on sense of urgency pass on this trait to their subordinates and colleagues and they ignite a fire in the belly of the co-workers and thereby promoting a sense of urgency culture in the organisation. Readers should not confuse ‘sense of urgency’ with hastily carrying out a job sense of urgency here points out of updating systems and mechanisms from time to time without any de-compliance.
Self Imposed: Discipline comes naturally to these guys nobody superimposes the discipline on them. Disciplined recruits try to achieve results, goals and objectives by binding them to certain self imposed set of rules. In any organisation as discussed earlier discipline is critical but simultaneously leaders should recognize that discipline should be fostered among the employees and not imposed. The true test of a leader starts when he can really achieve discipline among his team members without coercing the employees of the organisation to follow the set rules and regulations.
Urge to learn: Another critical characteristic of these guys there is a strong urge in these species to learn diverse set of skills. Alvin tofler one of the greatest educationists has pointed out that – “The illiterate of the coming century would not be those who cannot read and write but they would be those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn”. What a powerful statement man has to keep learning throughout his life otherwise he becomes archaic. A leader can only nurture his employees when he keeps himself updated about the alterations taking place in the business domain and he adapts himself and the Organisations to the changes taking place around him.
Plunge to help: Disciplined recruits always seek an opportunity to learn in anything and everything and thus the phrase. They derive a great sense of happiness by helping others they plunge in each and every case in an expectation that they will learn by teaching others. Leaders in organisations always come as the rescue angels and plunge into the problems of the employees, customers and take proactive measures to solve the problems and in this whole process the learn a lot about problem solving and they pass on the legacy to their successors.
The common man Leadership fundas shall continue to enrich and there is more gyan in the future in the domains of leadership with such exiting jargons and terminologies so keep watching this space.
