I just started reading “Good to Great.” A book looking at companies who went from mediocre to excellent. The first chapter is on “Level 5 leaders.” The author of the book wanted to completely ignore the leaders of the companies because of all the hype on leadership, but the research they did over 5 years made a major correlation between good to great companies and their leaders.
They call these leaders “Level 5 Leaders.” What is interesting is that the distinguishing characteristics of a “Level 5 Leader” is his humility, his will to push forward no matter what, and his focus on what will happen after him. In other words, the highest level of leadership is a servant-leader who cares about generations.
As I read about this, I couldn’t help but think about the leadership around me. I am very blessed to have many of these kinds of leaders in my life. Humble, determined, faithful men who pray that they would “eat their dust” (as Bryce often puts it).


