According to Collins, Level 5 leadership is not just about humility or modesty — it is also about possessing “a ferocious resolve” and “an almost stoic determination” to do whatever is required to make the organisation great.
For technology veteran Song Tang Yih, one of his biggest career aspirations has been to grow into a “Level 5” executive, a concept coined by renowned management guru Jim Collins in his bestseller, Good to Great.
“Jim Collins defines a Level 5 leader as one who ‘builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will’ — that really resonates with me,” says the CEO of Singapore Exchange (SGX)-listed medtech company Biolidics.
