Level 5 Leadership
LEVEL 5 LEADER
In every way Ambassador Barrett proved herself to be a level 5 leader i.e. an individual with not
only personal humility but a strong professional will. Her childhood may be the first example
of such a combination. Her father passed away when she was a young child leaving her as a
partial bread win of the household. She grew up on a farm where she could sell pony rides and
do other menial tasks to help support the family. From these very humble beginning we see
the roots of her leadership. This humble beginning still leaves the question unanswered “bred
or born?”. She is a Level 5 leader, but was it because she came from such a modest beginning
or was it a combination of her rural roots and determination to succeed? This question is left
unresolved, yet the facts are clear that she is a level 5 leader regardless of what makes her so.
Stockdale Paradox – a compliment to level 5 leadership
In her we see the Stockdale paradox. Her life at the time may have seemed to her very bleak;
but she had the vision that the future would be bright. This vision and resolve and relentless
pursuit of goals is illustrated in her working hard enough to not only pay for her education, but
to pay for her siblings education. Even at this young age for her it was not about her, It was
about the organization; her family organization. And as dark as it may have seemed at the time
she confronted the brutal facts that they had meager means and limited opportunities, yet
maintained absolute faith that the future would be better.
Yin & Yang of the Level 5 Leader
Ambassador Barrett displays a complete union between personal humility and professional will.
Her responses to questions reflected the very same attitudes and attributes of Darwin Smith,
Charles Walgreen III and Colman Mockler.
Compelling
In every way Ambassador Barrett proved herself to be a level 5 leader i.e. an individual with not
only personal humility but a strong professional will. Her childhood may be the first example
of such a combination. Her father passed away when she was a young child leaving her as a
partial bread win of the household. She grew up on a farm where she could sell pony rides and
do other menial tasks to help support the family. From these very humble beginning we see
the roots of her leadership. This humble beginning still leaves the question unanswered “bred
or born?”. She is a Level 5 leader, but was it because she came from such a modest beginning
or was it a combination of her rural roots and determination to succeed? This question is left
unresolved, yet the facts are clear that she is a level 5 leader regardless of what makes her so.
Stockdale Paradox – a compliment to level 5 leadership
In her we see the Stockdale paradox. Her life at the time may have seemed to her very bleak;
but she had the vision that the future would be bright. This vision and resolve and relentless
pursuit of goals is illustrated in her working hard enough to not only pay for her education, but
to pay for her siblings education. Even at this young age for her it was not about her, It was
about the organization; her family organization. And as dark as it may have seemed at the time
she confronted the brutal facts that they had meager means and limited opportunities, yet
maintained absolute faith that the future would be better.
Yin & Yang of the Level 5 Leader
Ambassador Barrett displays a complete union between personal humility and professional will.
Her responses to questions reflected the very same attitudes and attributes of Darwin Smith,
Charles Walgreen III and Colman Mockler.
Compelling