LEVEL 5 LEADERSHI

PBYMAJOR (RETD.) PRAVIN SINGH

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.

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

FACTSTECH

ACCELATOR

FLYWHEEL

YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING IN LIFE, PROVIDED THAT YOU DO NOT MIND WHO GETS THE CREDIT.

-HARRY S TRUMAN

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LEVEL 5LEVEL 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 WORK.

START LOOKING FOR THEM?

OR ‘U’ WANT TO BE THE ONE.

DEVELOP YOURSELF.

ALL THE BEST.

HAPPY LEADING.