Level 5 Leaders want to see the company even more successful in the next generation, comfortable with the idea that most people won't even know that the roots of that success trace back to their efforts. As one Level 5 leader said, "I want to look out from my porch at one of the great companies in the world someday and be able to say, 'I used to work there.'"
"In contrast, the comparison leaders (Level 4 leaders), concerned more with their own reputation for personal greatness, often failed to set the company up for success in the next generation.
Good To Great - Jim Collins
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