2. PERSONAL EGO VS AMBITION
• LEVEL 5 LEADERS CHANNEL THEIR
EGO AWAY FROM THEMSELVES AND
INTO LARGER GOAL OF BUILDING A
GREAT COMPANY.
• IT’S NOT THAT LEVEL 5 LEADERS HAVE
NO EGO OR SELF INTEREST.
• INDEED, THEY ARE INCREDIBLY
AMBITIOUS- BUT THEIR AMBITION IS
FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR THE
INSTITUTION, NOT THEMSELVES.
3. LEVEL 5
LEADERSHIP
DISCIPLINED PEOPLE DISCIPLINED THOUGHT DISCIPLINED ACTION
CULTURE
OF
DISCIPLINE
HEDGEHOG
CONCEPT
LEVEL 5
LEADERSHIP
1 ST WHO..
THEN WHAT
CONFRONT
THE BRUTAL
FACTS
TECH
ACCELATOR
FLYWHEEL
5. LEVEL 5
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 5
LEVEL 5 EXECUTIVE :Builds enduring greatness through
paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will.
EFFECTIVE LEADER :Catalyses commitment to and vigorous
pursuit of a clear and compelling vision, stimulating higher
performance standards.
COMPETENT MANAGER :Organises people and resources
toward the effective and efficient pursuit of predetermined
objectives.
CONTRIBUTING TEAM MEMBER :Contributes individual
capabilities to the achievement of group objectives and works
effectively with others in a group setting.
HIGHLY CAPABLE INDIVIDUAL :Makes productive
contributions through talent, knowledge, skills, and good
work habits.
6. CHETWOOD PRINCIPAL
• SAFETY, WELFARE AND HONOUR OF
YOUR COUNTRY COMES FIRST…ALWAYS
AND EVER TIME.
• SAFETY, WELFARE AND HONOUR OF
YOUR TROOPS YOU COMMAND COMES
NEXT…ALWAYS AND EVER TIME.
• SAFETY, WELFARE AND HONOUR OF
YOURSELF COMES LAST…ALWAYS AND
EVER TIME.
7. HUMILITY+WILL = LEVEL 5
• THEY DISPLAY DUALITY. MODEST AND
WILLFUL,HUMBLE AND FEARLESS.
• THINK OF LINCON, US PRESIDENT.WHO
NEVER LET HIS EGO GET IN THE WAY
OF HIS PRIMARY AMBITION FOR THE
LARGER CAUSE OF AN ENDURING
GREAT NATION.
• HE LOST HIS OWN LIFE FOR THE
CAUSE.
8. SETTING UP SUCCESSORS
FOR SUCCESS
• DOGS THAT DID NOT BARK ARE
THOSE WHO SET THEIR
SUCCESSORS UP FOR FAILURE OR
CHOOSE WEAK SUCCESSORS, OR
BOTH.
• BIGGEST DOG SYNDROME… THEY
DON’T MIND OTHER DOGS IN KENNEL
TILL THEY ARE THE BIGGEST DOG.
• THEY TREAT SUCCEEOR AS ‘HENRY
VIII TREATED WIFES.
9. UNWAVERING RESOLVE TO
DO…WHAT MUST BE DONE
• LEVEL 5 IS JUST NOT ABOUT HUMILITY AND
MODESTY.
• IT IS ABOUT FEROCIOUS RESOLVE,STOIC
DETERMINETION TO DO WHATEVER NEEDS TO
BE DONE TO MAKE THE COMPANY GREAT.
• SELFLESS EXECUTIVE, SERVENT LEADERS.
• NOT ABOUT INSPINING PERSONALITY,
RATHER IT IS ABOUT INSPIRED STANDARDS.
• ITS ABOUT PLOW HORSE AND SHOW HORSE.
10. THE WINDOW & THE MIRROR
• LEVEL 5 LOOK OUT OF THE WINOW
TO APPORTION CREDIT TO FACTORS
OUTSIDE THEMSELVES WHEN
THINGS GO WELL .
• AT THE SAME TIME, THEY LOOK IN
MIRROR TO APPORTION
RESPONSIBILITY,NEVER BLAMING
BAD LUCK WHEN THINGS GO
POORLY.
11. THE TWO SIDES OF LEVEL 5
LEADERSHIP
PERSONAL WILL PERSONAL HUMILITY
• Create superb result,
clear catalyst in transition.
• Demonstrate
compelling modesty,
shunning public
adulation; never boastful.
• Demonstrate an
unwavering resolve to do
whatever must be done to
produce the best long
term results, no matter
how difficult.
• Acts with quite, calm
determination: relies
principally on relied
standards, not inspiring
charisma, to motivate.
12. THE TWO SIDES OF LEVEL 5
LEADERSHIP
PERSONAL WILL PERSONAL HUMILITY
• Sets the standards of
building an enduring
great company; will settle
for nothing less.
• Channels ambition into
the company, not the self;
sets up successors for
even greater success in
next generation.
• Looks in mirror, not out
of the window, to
apportion responsibility
for poor results, never
blaming other people.
• Looks out of the
window, not in the mirror,
to apportion credit for the
success of the company-
to others.
13. HOW TO FIND LEVEL 5
• THE PROBLEM IS NOT DEARTH OF
LEVEL 5 LEADERS,THEY EXIST ALL
AROUND US, IF WE KNOW WHAT TO
LOOK FOR.
• LOOK FOR SITUATION WHERE
EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS EXIST BUT
NO INDIVIDUAL STEPS FORTH TO
CLAIM EXCESS CREDIT.
• YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIVE
POTENTIAL LEVEL 5 LEADER AT
14. START LOOKING FOR THEM?
OR ‘U’ WANT TO BE
THE ONE.
DEVELOP YOURSELF.
ALL THE BEST.
HAPPY LEADING.
