Detachment

At the heart of the 7 Measures of Success, and Jim Collins' work, is a commitment to analysis and objective feedback. 

Both the study authors and Collins believe that the single most important attribute of organizations that make the leap from good to great is the reliance on data to shape decisions:  "If it's one thing that sets remarkable associations apart from their counterparts, it's 'Data, data, data.' They gather information, analyze it, and then use it to become even better."

Chopra arrives at the same end through different means. The sixth of his Seven Spiritual Laws of Success is detachment.  By letting go of results, by allowing yourself and those around you to be as they are, detachment gives you that objective space to find the answer.  He also describes detachment as acceptance of uncertainty.

"You can look at every problem you have in your life as an opportunity for some greater benefit," Chopra writes.  "You can stay alert to opportunities by being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty.  When your preparedness meets opportunity, the solution will spontaneously appear."

Data, data, data.  Detachment, detachment, detachment.