Like always, in an exasperated tone, I asked my husband, "Why are you so quiet and unassuming? Will this not affect your career in the corporate sector?" With his usual calmness, he opened the book 'Good to Great' by Jim Collins (gifted to us on our marriage anniversary by his friends) and pointed me to the para on Level 5 leadership. Here it goes:
"We were surprised, shocked really, to discover the type of leadership required for turning a good company into a great one. Compared to the high-profile leaders with big personalities who make headlines and become celebrities, the good-to-great leaders seem to have come from Mars. Self-effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy- these leaders are a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will. They are more like Lincoln and Socrates than Patton or Caesar."
I was astonished at the above. I don't remember having read that before. Do they not talk about that in MBA schools? If they had, I would have remembered it. Not something that one misses, especially if it is so much applicable to your own life too.
Anyway, I went through the entire piece. I have never doubted that he is placed much higher than me on a personal plane, having virtues which are so adorable and have such a humbling effect on me. But are these very qualities valued on the professional front too? "Level 5 leaders display a workmanlike diligence- more plow horse than show horse." That's exactly like him! How I criticise him for his unmanagerial tendencies!
Good that I came across this. I am going to witness the life of a guy who supposedly falls in the Level 5 leadership category. Hope ten years down the line, I am able to make valuable contributions to the theory (reinforce it, in other words)...:-)
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Enjoyed your reflections. Thanks!
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