Believe in Yourself

Believe in Yourself

Management guru Jim Collins uses the phrase “level 5 leadership” to describe the characteristic of the best leaders, those who build great companies. Out of all the existing leadership qualities, the most fascinating and distinguishing characteristic of level 5 is an often misunderstood trait: humility.
As it happens, humility doesn’t actually mean being humble. People who are crazy enough to launch businesses as the economy is falling apart and then fight Goliath-size adversaries,
are not exactly humble. Humility simply means you have a “burning, driving, relentless ambition to serve and to win,” Collins told me, “without the arrogance to delude yourself into believing that you are all knowing or always right.”
As a level 5 leader, you don’t believe you are perfect. You must, however, believe in yourself, and be convinced that you have what it takes to succeed and that you can get better. You are always looking for new ways to develop your leadership qualities and take your game to the next level.