Comments on: Money Laundering Scheme – Where is integrity and executive leadership in New Jersey? http://sagelead.com/blog/leadership-strategies/money-laundering-scheme-where-is-integrity-and-executive-leadership-in-new-jersey Susan Shaner on Lfe & Leadership Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:17:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: CESmith http://sagelead.com/blog/leadership-strategies/money-laundering-scheme-where-is-integrity-and-executive-leadership-in-new-jersey/comment-page-1#comment-16 CESmith Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:18:21 +0000 http://sagelead.com/blog/?p=311#comment-16 In agreement with Susan about the sacred nature of formal leadership. Jim Collins in _Good to Great_ defined the primary and essential element of "Level Five" leadership - an uncommon combination of absolutely: * putting the welfare of the company [or organization] first, * fierce and unwavering will to win, and * total absence of personal ego - demonstrated by unwillingness to take _personal_ credit for organizational accomplishment. In Collins' studies, his team found that each of these attributes can't be done in a "PR" way, with spin - but are attributes that such a leader embodies in his/ her center as authentic. See www.jimcollins.com for more. In agreement with Susan about the sacred nature of formal leadership. Jim Collins in _Good to Great_ defined the primary and essential element of “Level Five” leadership – an uncommon combination of absolutely:
* putting the welfare of the company [or organization] first,
* fierce and unwavering will to win, and
* total absence of personal ego – demonstrated by unwillingness to take _personal_ credit for organizational accomplishment.

In Collins’ studies, his team found that each of these attributes can’t be done in a “PR” way, with spin – but are attributes that such a leader embodies in his/ her center as authentic. See http://www.jimcollins.com for more.

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