"Meyer's belief was that he could become an external compass and taskmaster to his players. By yelling louder, pushing harder and relentlessly riding his players, his plan was to generate excellence by bullying them. The hope was that over time, people would start pushing themselves, incorporating Don's voice inside their head, but in fact, this often turns out to be untrue.
"People can be pushed, but the minute you stop, they stop. If the habit you've taught is to achieve in order to avoid getting chewed out, once the chewing out stops, so does the achievement. It might win [ball] games, but it doesn't scale and it doesn't last. When Don left the room (or the players graduated), the team stopped winning."
"When students are forced, pushed, prodded, manipulated and required to
learn in school, an interesting thing happens--they start to dislike the
learning process.
"Imagine if you were treated at work the way many kids feel treated in
their schooling experience. What attitudes and habits would you be
inclined to adopt? Would you become defensive? Apathetic? Rebellious?Petty? Withdrawn? Jealous? Insecure? Competitive? Anti-social?
Non-conformist?
Force=Low Initiative 
