Level 5 Leadership Written 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 Executive LEVEL 4 - Effective Leader LEVEL 3 - Competent Manager LEVEL 2 - Contributing Team Member LEVEL 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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