James Kumar Pallivathukkal¹* and Telma Rani George²

¹Specialist in Internal Medicine, Aster Hospital, Sultanate of Oman
²Specialist Prosthodontist, Sultanate of Oman

*Corresponding Author: James Kumar Pallivathukkal, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Aster Hospital, Sultanate of Oman.

Received: October 16, 2023; Published: December 13, 2023

Abstract

‘The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things’- Ronald Regan.

The concept of level 5 leadership was introduced by business consultant Jim Collins in 2001. It was first mentioned in his book “Good to Great’’. These leaders are described as a ‘powerful mixture of personal humility and indomitable will’. They are ambitious, and work for the success of their team and organization, rather than for personal achievements. While they are the first to accept blame for mistakes, they take no regrets in sharing credits for success. It is noticeable that all successful companies had Level 5 leadership at the time of transition, who have motivated the enterprise with inspired standards.

 Keywords: Humility; Leadership

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Citation

Citation: James Kumar Pallivathukkal and Telma Rani George. “Level 5 Leadership”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.1 (2024): 09-12.

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