A Level 5 Leader (L5L) is an individual who blends extreme personal humility with intense professional will. The characteristics and success of these leaders were first identified by Jim Collins in 2001. They formed a central plank in his best-selling book Good to Great . The discovery of Level 5 leadership derived from a research project that Collins began in 1996, when he set out to answer one question: Can a good company become a great company and, if so, how? The answer was the concept of a Level 5 Leader . The L5L sits on top of a hierarchy of capabilities and is, according to Collins’ research, a necessary requirement for transforming an organization from good to great. Individuals do not need to proceed sequentially through each of the lower four levels of the hierarchy to reach the top, but to be a full-fledged L5L requires the capabilities of all the lower levels, plus the special characteristics of Level 5. The characteristics are: Level 5 Executive: Builds e...
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Projects fail?
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Most of us during the days hear some news regarding failed projects. Projects fail everyday and just we here about them. But really why? When a project is started, there are some standards that show how the project have to be handled. There are many best practice which may be used during the initiating the project. There are many real consultant out of our organization who can tell us many stories about their failed projects. But again the project will be failed! If go deeply through the fact and figure, simply we can understand that yes, there many stories out for us, but just there are.