Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Good To Great
Good To Great
The book describes leadership as something that eludes prominent personalities and charismatic
individuals. According to Collins, people who have brought success to many companies are shy and
always operate behind the scenes. Such people possess professional will and humility. Collins outlines
five different levels of leadership. In this level of the hierarchy, Collins singles out level five kind of a
leader as the one who can make a company great. The type of leaders who bring companies to
greatness thinks about the organization’s success and not personal riches.
Achieving greatness requires a team. However, organizations need to choose the right team to attain
success. A group of visionary people would lay out a strategy to elevate the company to higher levels of
success. Employing intelligent people does not mean a company will achieve greatness. Collins
recommends hiring visionary people. The critical aspects of a great company are “disciplined people,
disciplined thoughts, and disciplined action.” Ultimately, visionary leaders need to be humble and
modest.