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  • Colman Mockler’s selfless level 5 leadership

    Colman Mockler was the CEO of Gillette from 1975 to 91

    There were in all three attacks aimed at destroying the company during his tenure

    The last one wherein Coniston Partners initiated a proxy battle to seize control of the board hoping to sell the company to the highest bidder to quickly realize gains

    Looking at the immediate gain of 44% most executives would have fallen in the trap , not Mockler who instead chose to fight for future greatness of Gillette

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great

  • TWO QUALITIES of LEVEL 5 LEADERS

    In his best selling book, Good to Great, Jim Collins mentions about Humility and will power as the  two most essential qualities of level 5 leaders.

    “These are leaders who build enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will” – Jim Collins’s book Good to Great

  • How Level 5 leaders channelize their ego

    Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into a larger goal of building a great company

    It is not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self interest, they are incredibly ambitious but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution and not themselves

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good To Great

  • Progression journey of a Level 5 leader

    The progression journey of an individual to a Level 5 leader has been summarized below:

    1) Highly Capable Individual

    2) Contributing Team Member

    3) Competent Manager

    4) Effective Leader

    5) Level 5 Executive

    Watch out this space for more

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book “Good to Great”

  • Journey from Good to Great involves?

    The journey from Good to Great is a transformational process involving buildup followed by a breakthrough.

    The entire journey involves 3 key components:

    1) Disciplined People

    2) Disciplined thought

    3) Disciplined Action

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book “Good to Great”

  • DNA of high performing organizations

    When we combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship , we get the magic alchemy of great performance

    Adopted from Jim Collins’s book “Good to Great”