SCHOFIELD’S DEFINITION OF DISCIPLINE reprise....

The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyrannical treatment.

On the contrary, such treatment is far more likely to destroy than to make an army.
It is possible to impart instruction and to give commands in such manner and such a tone of voice to inspire in the soldier no feeling but an intense desire to obey, while the opposite manner and tone of voice cannot fail to excite strong resentment and a desire to disobey.

The one mode or the other of dealing with subordinates springs from a corresponding spirit in the breast of the commander.

He who feels the respect which is due to others cannot fail to inspire in them regard for himself, while he who feels, and hence manifests, disrespect toward others, especially his inferiors, cannot fail to inspire hatred against himself.

(Major General John M. Schofield, in an address to the Corps of Cadets, August 11, 1879.)

The above quote has been blogged about and commented on as it pertains to great leadership values with regard to discipline, the Blog Lead Follow or Get Out of the Way (http://leadfolloworgetoutofmyway.com/?p=33)) recently commented on Schofield's Definition: "...the foundation of discipline is not accountability or punishment, but respect."

I am happy to know that there are others out there who realize the importance of keeping this leadership practice alive and well as it can only help organizations and leaders to succeed long term.