In my few years on this planet I have seen two types of leaders:
• Narcissistic leaders who are generally insecure and leadership is all about them and their ego and
• Servant leaders who care more about the team winning then them looking good
So why do you lead? Is it all for your glory or is it for the glory of the team/band/group you lead. Or is it for the glory of God?
In Jim Collin’s book Good to Great he describes two different leaders. A level four leader is a leader that: catalyzes commitment to and vigorous pursuit of a clear and compelling vision, stimulating higher performance standards. Whereas a level five leader: Builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will. Collins and his team say the best kind of leader is the level five leader. Because when a level five leader goes the company usually misses its star and suffers. Whereas, the Level five leader builds infrastructure around him so he is expendable.
Also:
The level five leader is not the big personality that by his presence inspires people. Rather, he is humble and is ambitious for the company not himself.
The level five leader is a person who is quick to credit his team when things go right and always apportions blame to himself when things go wrong.
The level five leader, wants the people around him to look better than he does because he knows that if they succeed the company succeeds.
The level five leader is driven by the growth of his company and not the growth of his empire.
Rereading Jim Collins on this has given me pause to think about my own leadership. What kind of leader are you?
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Monday, March 9, 2009
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