An Organization Is Not Truly Great, If

Level 5 Leaders Are Differentiated From Other Levels Of Leaders In That They Have A Wonderful Blend Of Personal Humility Combined With Extraordinary Professional Will. Understand That They Are Very Ambitious; But Their Ambition, First And Foremost, Is For The Company's Success. They Realize That The Most Important Step They Must Make To Become A Level 5 Leader Is To Subjugate Their Ego To The Company's Performance. When Asked For Interviews, These Leaders Will Agree Only If It's About The Company And Not About Them.

Level 5 Leaders Are Fanatically Driven, Infected With An Incurable Need To Produce Sustained Results. They Are Resolved To Do Whatever It Takes To Make The Company Great, No Matter How Big Or Hard The Decisions.

No Matter What. Wherever Your Mind Wanders, It Seems To Turn Up At The Same Field Of Dreams. It's The Vision You Wake Up With In The Morning, And It's The Last Thing You Picture Before You Fall Asleep. Everytime You Think Of It, The Idea In Your Head Seems To Get More Vivid, Filled In With More Detail: You Not Only Want To Win A Gold Medal At The Olympics, You Not Only Can See Yourself Standing There On The Podium, But You Can Also Feel The Goose Bumps As Your National Anthem Is Played; The Tears Are In Your Eyes. (that's How Real A Dream Can Be And Should Be)

You Need Self-control In An Out-of-control World.

The Signature Of Mediocrity Is Chronic Inconsistency.