Tag: Level5 leaders
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The two prerequisites of Level 5 leadership
The two components are 1) Professional Will and 2) Personal Humility Personal Will – Looks in the mirror not out of the window to apportion responsibility for poor results never blaming other people , external factors or bad luck Personal Humility – Looks out the window not in the mirror to apportion credit for the…
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How Level 5 leaders take accountability for their actions
Level 5 leaders look out of the window to apportion credit to factors outside themselves when things go well , if they cannot find a specific person to give credit to , they credit good luck. At the same time , they look in the mirror to apportion responsibility never blaming bad luck when things…
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Exploding leadership myths
Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great Ten out of eleven good to great CEO’s cited in the book came from inside the company and took the company to great heights.The comparison companies who failed turned to outsiders with six times greater frequency yet failed to produce sustained great results. This expodes an important…
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Level 5 leaders have a fire in their belly
“Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven infected with an incurable need to produce results.They will sell the mills or fire their brother if that is what takes to make the company great” Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great