It’s not about the number of hours you work, it’s about what you do with your time. Level Five leaders are experts at time management. That’s how they find time to support their families and friends, find time to exercise to stay in shape, pursue hobbies, enjoy vacations, support their communities, and at the same time, grow their business.
Planning and strategy is always vital. As the old saying goes, ‘If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.’ You and your team don’t want to find yourselves on the ‘bus to Abilene’, as introduced by Jerry Harvey in his 1988 article, The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement. … Read more
A great book to appreciate the definition of a Level Five leader is Jim Collins’ “Good to Great”. According to Jim Collins, a Level Five leader “builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will”. Chapter 2 of “Good to Great” describes in plain language the traits and characteristics of a … Read more
