GOOD TO GREAT/COLLINS 27-31

28 The gtg leaders never wanted to become larger-than-life heroes. They never aspired to be put on a pedestal or become unreachable icons. They were seemingly ordinary people quietly producing extra ordinary results.

30 It is very important to grasp that Level 5 leadership is not just about humility and modesty. It is equally about ferocious resolve, an almost stoic determination to do whatever needs to be done to made the company great.

Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce results.

31...inspired standards. He could not stand mediocrity in any form and was utterly intolerant of anyone who would accept the idea that good is good enough.