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  • Top priority of Level 5 leaders who build great organizations

    Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets , or technology or competition or products.

    It is one thing above all others , the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great

  • “Right people” on the bus is first priority of Level 5 leaders

    The main point with Level 5 leaders is that they first get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off the bus.

    Once the right people are there , level 5 leaders figure out where to drive to the bus to.

    Once the team is settled , sheer rigor related to people decisions gives the fillip to drive the company to greatness.

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great.

  • Compensation , incentives and their importance in great organizations

    Compensation and incentives are important but for different reasons in great companies.

    In great companies , the level 5 leaders realize that purpose of compensation system should NOT be to get the right behaviors from the wrong people , but to get the right people on the bus in the first place and to keep them there.

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great.

  • These are situations when “extraordinary talent” gets rewarded

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin , mentioned below are the THREE scenarios when extraordinary talent gets recognized and rewarded.

    1. When the knowledge is needed on a moment’s notice and bringing someone from outside is too risky or time consuming
    2. When the knowledge is required on a constant basis
    3. When the depth of knowledge is also involved in decision making
  • The four key aspects of Linchpins

    The four key aspects of modern age Linchpins , summarized as key takeaways from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin are as follows:

    1. High on emotional quotient and hence have great networking skills
    2. They are GO GIVERS
    3. They are SHIPPERS which means they complete the work that they start come what may
    4. Create their own PLATFORM to showcase their talent to a larger audience

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin

  • The Five Essential Personality Traits

    Most psychologists agree that there are five traits that are essential in how people look at us.

    These are:

    1) Openness

    2) Conscientiousness

    3) Extraversion

    4) Agreeableness

    5) Emotional Stability

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin

  • The Five Essential Personality Traits

    Most psychologists agree that there are five traits that are essential in how people look at us.

    These are:

    1) Openness

    2) Conscientiousness

    3) Extraversion

    4) Agreeableness

    5) Emotional Stability

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin

  • The Five Essential Personality Traits

    Most psychologists agree that there are five traits that are essential in how people look at us.

    These are:

    1) Openness

    2) Conscientiousness

    3) Extraversion

    4) Agreeableness

    5) Emotional Stability

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin

  • The Five Essential Personality Traits

    Most psychologists agree that there are five traits that are essential in how people look at us.

    These are:

    1) Openness

    2) Conscientiousness

    3) Extraversion

    4) Agreeableness

    5) Emotional Stability

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin

  • The Five Essential Personality Traits

    Most psychologists agree that there are five traits that are essential in how people look at us.

    These are:

    1) Openness

    2) Conscientiousness

    3) Extraversion

    4) Agreeableness

    5) Emotional Stability

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin