The Cabrera Lab Podcast #82: Discipline, Ownership, and Doing It Right (Even When No One’s Watching)
Aug 27, 2025
Discover the final insights from the Culture Code series, focusing on discipline, adaptability, and ownership. Learn how the principle of 'Carhartts & Cufflinks' encourages comfort in any setting. Engage with concepts like Extreme Ownership, emphasizing accountability without fear. Find out how 'No Discipline, No Freedom' is essential for building structures that support freedom. Embrace the mantra that small actions define larger character and explore the importance of crafting a custom culture code to enhance team dynamics.
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Be Comfortable In Any Setting
- Derek and Laura describe 'Carhartts and cufflinks' as being comfortable in any setting from a biker bar to a tuxedo event.
- They emphasize being well-rounded and curious across social and professional contexts.
Own What You Can Influence
- Take ownership of what you can influence and refuse excuses to improve outcomes.
- Build extreme ownership as a cultural norm so the team rewrites the system instead of blaming individuals.
Ownership Rebuilds Causal Webs
- Extreme ownership aligns with systems thinking because everything is a web of causality.
- When everyone claims agency, the organization rebuilds causal links and prevents repeated failures.