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Integrity in our model is honoring your word. As such, integrity is a purely positive phenomenon. It has nothing to do with good vs. bad, right vs. wrong behavior. Like the law of gravity, the law of integrity just is, and if you violate the law of integrity ... you get hurt just as if you try to violate the law of gravity with no safety device. The personal and organizational benefits of honoring one’s word are huge – both for individuals and for organizations – and generally unappreciated.
There’s an old story about J. P. Morgan, the banker and philanthropist, who was shown an envelope containing a ‘guaranteed formula for success’. He agreed that if he liked the advice written inside he would pay $25,000 for its contents. Morgan opened the envelope, nodded, and paid. The advice? 1. Every morning write a list of the things that need to be done that day. 2. Do them.
‘Wisdom consists of appreciating the preciousness and finiteness of our own existence, and therefore not squandering it.’
It became known as ‘The Black Book’, and was for All Blacks’ eyes only, on pain of excommunication, almost. For a time it became the team bible and its collected wisdom, in the form of aphorisms, still informs the culture. ° No one is bigger than the team. ° Leave the jersey in a better place. ° Live for the jersey. Die for the jersey. ° It’s not enough to be a good. It’s about being great. ° Leave it all out on the field. ° It’s not the jersey. It’s the man in the jersey. ° Once an All Black, always an All Black. ° Work harder than an ex-All Black. ° In the belly – not the back.
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This long consultative process revealed a group of words, which included New Zealand, Winning, Power, Masculinity, Commitment, Teamwork, Tradition and Inspirational – as well as three words that would become core to the All Blacks: ° Humility ° Excellence ° Respect
Plant trees you’ll never see
True leaders are stewards of the future. They take responsibility for adding to the legacy.
Our social footprint is the impact our life has – or can have – on other lives. It begins with character – a deep respect for our deepest values - and it involves a committed enquiry into our life’s purpose. What do we hold most sacred? What’s our purpose here? What can we pass on, teach? What’s our place in the whakapapa?
Leadership is surely the example we set. The way we lead our own life is what makes us a leader. It is what gives us mana.
E tipu, e rea, mō ngā rā o tōu ao. Grow and branch forth for the days of your world.
I Sweep the Sheds Never be too big to do the small things that need to be done II Go for the Gap When you’re on top of your game, change your game III Play with Purpose Ask ‘Why?’ IV Pass the Ball Leaders create leaders V Create a Learning Environment Leaders are teachers VI No Dickheads Follow the spearhead VII Embrace Expectations Aim for the highest cloud VIII Train to Win Practise under pressure IX Keep a Blue Head Control your attention X Know Thyself Keep it real XI Sacrifice Find something you would die for and give your life to it XII Invent a Language Sing your world into existence
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Haere taka mua, taka muri; kaua e whai. Be a leader, not a follower. —— Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini. Any success should not be attributed to me alone; it was the work of us all. —— Waiho mā te tangata e mihi. Let someone else praise your virtues. —— Waiho kia pātai ana, he kaha ui te kaha. Let the questioning continue; the ability of the person is in asking questions. —— Kāore te kūmara e whāki ana tana reka. The kūmara (sweet potato) does not need to say how sweet he is. —— I orea te tuatara, ka puta ki waho. When poked at with a stick, the tuatara will emerge. (A
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