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Level 5 LeadershipWritten by: Jim Collins
Presented by: Laura Cooper
“You can accomplish anything in life, provided that you do not mind who gets the credit.”
– Harry S. Truman
Jim Collins
Faculty member at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Served as senior executive at CNN International Founded a management laboratory in Boulder,
Colorado – conducts multi year research projects Student and teacher of lasting great companies Business consultant, author, lecturer – on business
growth and sustainability
Jim Collins
Books:– How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies
Never Give In– Good to Great– Built to Last– Good to Great and the Social Sectors– Beyond Entrepreneurship
Level 5 Hierarchy
LEVEL 5 - Level 5 ExecutiveLEVEL 4 - Effective LeaderLEVEL 3 - Competent ManagerLEVEL 2 - Contributing Team MemberLEVEL 1 - Highly capable individual
Examples of Level 5 Executives
Abraham Lincoln
Darwin Smith – Kimberly Clark
Colman Mockler - Gillette
Ambition- Level 5 VS. Comparison
Level 5 leaders have ambition for the company and its success
Level 5 leaders set up company for success in the future
Comparison leaders have ambition for themselves Comparison leaders set up company for failure in the
future
Modesty – Level 5 VS. Comparison
Level 5 leaders do not promote themselves Level 5 leaders are not interested in
credit/recognition
Comparison leaders are very I-centric Comparison leaders want credit/recognition
in magazines, interviews, photographs
Level 5 Unwavering Resolve
Level 5 is not only about humility and
self-less ness Level 5 always does whatever it takes to
make the company great– Fire Relatives– End Lasting Traditions– Fight off corporate raiders
The Window and Mirror Effect
Level 5 leaders look out the window to give credit outside themselves – in good situations
Level 5 leaders look in the mirror to take responsibility – in bad situations
– Level 5 leaders tend to attribute luck for success rather than their own efforts
Common Mistakes Companies Make
Select over-the-top dazzling celebrity leaders and over look quiet modest Level 5 leaders
Thinking a high-profile outside leader can come in and shake up the place– 10 of 11 Level 5 CEOs came from inside the
company
Can You Learn to be a Level 5 Leader?
Two types of people: those who do not have the seed of Level 5 and those who do– Without Seed: Work will always be about what
they get – fame, money, power
– With Seed: These can evolve under the right circumstances to be Level 5 – self-reflection, personal development, a mentor
Related Articles
Leadership Style Orientations of Senior Executives in Australia
– Autocratic, democratic, Inspirational, and laissez-faire
Leadership: Hubbard, Gattung and Tindall– Mix of warm-hearted, cool-headed and hard-nosed
The impact of Leadership Styles on Four Variables of Executives Workforce
– Commitment, satisfaction, communication, and effectiveness
Personal Experience
Personally I do not know any level 5 leaders, nor do I work for any level 5 leaders
In my experience most executives/managers are just looking for the next big thing or check
Resources
Collins, Jim. "Level 5 Leadership." The Organizational Behavior Reader. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. 474-92. Print.
Jim Collins - About Jim. (n.d.). Jim Collins - Home. Retrieved March 22, 2011, from http://www.jimcollins.com/about-jim.html
Ekaterini, G. (2010). The impact of leadership styles on four variables of executives workforce. International Journal of Business and Management, 5(6), 3. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/821544514?accountid=4886
Frykberg, K. (2004). LeadershipHubbard, gattung and tindall on warm-hearted, cool-headed and hard-nosed leadership; New Zealand Management, , 37. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/201649686?accountid=4886
Hunt, J. B. (2010). Leadership style orientations of senior executives in australia: Senior executive leadership profiles: An analysis of 54 australian top managers. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 16(1), 207. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.mtsu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/324732182?accountid=4886
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