Level 5 Leadership

Jim Collins’s Good to Great research found a particular kind of leader at the helm of every company that made the transition from good to great. He called them Level 5 leaders. The signature is the paradoxical combination of fierce professional will and deep personal humility. The chapter walks through the framework, the five levels, the two sides, the practical tests, and the journey towards developing Level 5 capability.

Jim Collins and the Five Levels

The Good to Great study and the hierarchy from highly capable individual to Level 5 executive

The Two Sides

Professional will and personal humility: the paradoxical pair at the heart of Level 5 leadership

Succession and Money

Two practical tests that reveal whether a leader is operating at Level 5 or only Level 4

Pathways to Greatness

First Who, the Stockdale Paradox, the Flywheel, the Hedgehog Concept, and a culture of discipline

Making the Jump

Six practical steps towards developing Level 5 capability in yourself, and what the journey actually looks like