Level 5 Leadership

A level 5 Leader is defined as a an executive in whom genuine personal humility blends with intense professional will. Executives who posses this paradoxical combination of traits are catalysts for the statistically rare event of transforming a good company into a great one. I believe that a leader should be charismatic, but this is not the case as some good leaders have been somewhat shy. A level 5 leader can be shy, and also be very successful. The typical leader shows a sense of outgoing personality, but sometimes being reserved is a good thing. A good learning tool is to practice the art of humility. One has to put the blame of issues solely on themselves, and somewhat push away the rewards. The behavior that a good leader portrays is important as well. The way the leader acts, the followers tend to recreate. Having a positive outlook on life is good in a sense that people below you will usually have a better attitude as well. Leaders do what ever it takes to get the job done.