“Discipline Beats Vision: How to Be the Leader Your Company Needs — Starting Monday” challenges the startup myth that visionary thinking alone drives success, arguing instead that disciplined leadership behaviors are what separate thriving companies from those that stall.

Dane Hudson’s newly released work, published by Wiley, distills 25 years of CEO experience across multiple industries and countries.

The author has also mentored more than 150 founder CEOs, giving him particular insight into the recurring leadership gaps that hinder business scaling.

His central argument is straightforward; vision sets the destination, but disciplined leadership provides the vehicle, fuel and roadmap to reach it.

Hudson defines disciplined leadership through three core attributes. First, leaders must be deliberate in how they lead themselves, build trust, develop teams and handle crises.