This level describes a leader that makes productive contributions through his talent, knowledge, skills, and good work habits.

The 16th President of the United States who’s known for his honesty also embodied the level 5 characteristics of modesty and willfullness.

This level 5 characteristic demonstrates modesty and is the opposite of boastful.

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.

Under Jack Welch’s level 4 leadership, this company not only “brought good things to life,” but outperformed the market by 2.8 times.

Level 5 leaders look to this reflective surface when assigning responsibility when things go poorly.

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.

Level 5 leader, Bill Allen saved this company from a nosedive when he introduced the 707-- the first U.S. jetliner?

Level 5 leaders attend to this first and strategy second.

This level describes a leader that contributes to the achievement of group objectives and works effectively as a group.

A Level 4 leader whose insiders joked that his name stood for “I am Chairman of Chrysler Corporation Always.”

Without someone else to attribute the success of the company to, a level 5 leader will cite this as being the key to the company’s success.

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.

Level 5 leader Darwin Smith introduction of these disposable diapers helped generate stock returns 4.1 times greater than the general market’s for Kimberly-Clark.

This winner of the Medal of Honor, who survived seven years in a Vietcong POW camp by hanging on to two contradictory beliefs.