Level 5 LeadershipWritten by: Jim CollinsPresented by: Laura CooperYou can accomplish anything in life, provided that you do not mind who gets the credit. Harry S. Truman

Key PointsWhat is Level 5 leadership?

What are the Characteristics of Level 5 leaders?

Faculty member at Stanford Graduate School of BusinessServed as senior executive at CNN InternationalFounded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado conducts multi year research projectsStudent and teacher of lasting great companiesBusiness consultant, author, lecturer on business growth and sustainability

Books:How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give InGood to GreatBuilt to LastGood to Great and the Social SectorsBeyond Entrepreneurship

Level 5 Hierarchy

Examples of Level 5 ExecutivesAbraham Lincoln

Darwin Smith Kimberly Clark

Colman Mockler - Gillette

Examples of Level 4 Effective LeaderStanley Gault (CEO Rubbermaid)

Bob Nardelli (CEO The Home Depot)

Ambition- Level 5 VS. ComparisonLevel 5 leaders have ambition for the company and its successLevel 5 leaders set up company for success in the future

Comparison leaders have ambition for themselvesComparison leaders set up company for failure in the future

Modesty Level 5 VS. ComparisonLevel 5 leaders do not promote themselvesLevel 5 leaders are not interested in credit/recognition

Comparison leaders are very I-centricComparison leaders want credit/recognition in magazines, interviews, photographs

Level 5 Unwavering ResolveLevel 5 is not only about humility and self-less nessLevel 5 always does whatever it takes to make the company greatFire RelativesEnd Lasting TraditionsFight 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 MakeSelect 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 place10 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 doWithout 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 ArticlesLeadership Style Orientations of Senior Executives in AustraliaAutocratic, democratic, Inspirational, and laissez-faire

Leadership: Hubbard, Gattung and TindallMix of warm-hearted, cool-headed and hard-nosed

The impact of Leadership Styles on Four Variables of Executives WorkforceCommitment, satisfaction, communication, and effectiveness

Personal ExperiencePersonally 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

ResourcesCollins, 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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