Good To Great: Differences In Companies

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What are the differences in corporations that are average to corporation that are great? What are the components that make a company great? Chapter two of Good to Great talks about one difference. The difference in leaders. Most people would think that great leaders are the people that are popular and well known. Looking at the data though we see that this general assumption is wrong. Every good to great company researched had Level 5 Leaders during the pivotal years of growth in a business. Level 5 Leaders have a blend of professional will and personal humility. They are very ambitious people, not for their own gain but for their companies gain. They are people that don’t give up when things get tough but stick through diligently, not stopping