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Assignment

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Organization structure and Dynamics

By

Jignesh Shobhasana (Roll no-2058)

6th semester (Evening)

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Level 5 leaders are modest, shy and fearless and possess thecapability to transform an organization from good to great withoutportraying themselves as wizards with magic wands.

They prefer talking about the company and the contribution of otherpeople but rarely about their role or achievements. Let us have a look atthe hierarchical level of leadership identified:

The Level 5 leadership clearly reestablishes the facts about a simplyliving and high thinking with an emphasis on personal humility taughtby the older generations. The financial breakthroughs achieved bylevel 5 leaders prove that these characteristics can achieve tangibleresults as well. The most important example in this context can becited of great world leaders like M.K. Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln, whoalways put their vision ahead of their egos. They came across as shyand defenseless people in their mannerism and speech but werehardly so when it came to actions. The other example from thebusiness leaders who fitted perfectly into this category was Darwin ESmith who was the CEO of the paper company Kimberly-Clark and

turned it around to become the biggest consumer paper productcompany. He was a unique mix of personal humility and will; combinedwith risk taking ability which made him a role model for the businessleaders of today.

There are certain actions performed by Level 5 leaders which separatethem from the rest of the leaders and senior executives.

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The first step if their ability to identify and include rightpeople with them towards achieving goals. Unlike thetraditional method of building strategies and then looking forthe right people to carry them out, they take a different route.Its about getting the right people on board and then deciding

on the destination. They also do not shy away from facing and acceptingbrutal truths and realities of data, numbers and situations butat the same time they do not lose hope of a better future.

They also strive towards aligning consistent effortstowards a goal, rather than giving one massive push theybelieve in small but firm pushes to bring in the momentum.

They also exercise their judgment to understand anaspect, in depth and thoroughly, rather than burdeningthemselves with myriad information.

They practice and encourage a disciplined approachtowards their work life and as visionaries use carefullyidentified technologies to give their businesses strategicadvantage.

With the new concept of Level 5 leadership we come back to an ageold question, can Level 5 leadership be learnt, if yes then how.According to Collins it is farfetched to suitably see whether it can belearnt or not but he surely identifies two categories of people, one whohave the Level 5 Leadership in them, dormant, latent or unexpressedand others who do not have it.

So leaders who cannot look beyond their personal role, fame,achievements etc can hardly become Level 5 leaders. Only when theycan put the larger good ahead of them, they transcend to the nextlevel. This transition is not general but can be brought by some tragicaccident, near death experiences or a life changing incident, as cameacross by Collins in his research. It would be appropriate to mentionthe name of M.K. Gandhi to understand it better. For Gandhi who hadlived a comfortable life with a law degree from England had noexperience of being oppressed by the ruling class until he was thrownout of a train despite carrying a first class ticket. His transition beganfrom there, which later made him actively participate in the Indian

Freedom Struggle.