This level describes a leader that makes productive contributions through his talent, knowledge, skills, and good work habits.
What is Level 1 - Highly Capable Individual
100
The 16th President of the United States who’s known for his honesty also embodied the level 5 characteristics of modesty and willfullness.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
This level 5 characteristic demonstrates modesty and is the opposite of boastful.
What is Humility
200
Out of the 1,000+ Fortune 500 companies studied, only 11 achieved and sustained greatness. All of these 11 companies had this level of leader at the helm.
What is a Level 5 Leader
200
Under Jack Welch’s level 4 leadership, this company not only “brought good things to life,” but outperformed the market by 2.8 times.
What is General Electric (GE)?
200
Level 5 leaders look to this reflective surface when assigning responsibility when things go poorly.
What is a mirror?
300
This level may be sandwiched in the middle, but it describes a leader that organizes people and resources toward effective and efficient pursuit of predetermined objectives.
What is Level 3 - Competent Manager
300
Level 5 leader, Bill Allen saved this company from a nosedive when he introduced the 707-- the first U.S. jetliner?
What is Boeing?
300
Level 5 leaders attend to this first and strategy second.
What is People?
400
This level describes a leader that contributes to the achievement of group objectives and works effectively as a group.
What is Level 2 - Contributing Team Member
400
A Level 4 leader whose insiders joked that his name stood for “I am Chairman of Chrysler Corporation Always.”
Who is Lee Iacocca?
400
Without someone else to attribute the success of the company to, a level 5 leader will frequently cite this as being the key to the company’s sustained and astounding success.
What is luck?
500
This level describes a leader that is good, but not great. They catalyze commitment to and vigorous pursuit of a clear and compelling vision; stimulate the group to high performance standards.
What is Level 4 - Effective Leader
500
Level 5 leader Darwin Smith was shy and awkward, but also showed iron will as CEO of Kimberly-Clark. The introduction of these disposable diapers helped generate stock returns 4.1 times greater than the general market’s.
What are Huggies
500
This winner of the Medal of Honor, who survived seven years in a Vietcong POW camp by hanging on to two contradictory beliefs.