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Tag: First Who Then What

  • Level 5 leaders prefer WHO before WHAT

    By WHAT we refer to the vision that a Leader has with respect to the organization..

    By WHO we refer to the followers of the leader who work towards achieving the VISION of the leader..

    A level 5 leader first cares about WHO i.e. selecting the right people on the BUS who are sure to stand by thick and thin in pursuit of the WHAT i.e. the vision..

    The mistake terrific leaders who fail to achieve Level 5 status do is that they place more emphasis to WHAT and then go for the WHO..Needless to say having wrong people on board makes the VISION go fuzzy after some time..

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great..

  • Knowing David Maxwell , the Level 5 leader

    David Maxwell the top person at Fannie Mae was prepared to sacrifice wrong people for great people to eventually take the company from “Good to Great”

    His leadership style involved the following:

    “If I start with the right people , ask the right questions and engage them in vigorous debate we will find a way to make the company great”

    “First Who then What” thus is a very important Level 5 leadership strategy

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great