“๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต.”
โ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐บ ๐. ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ
Have you ever felt genuinely happy for someoneโs success without feeling jealous? If yes, hooray! That already shows you have the heart of a true leader.
Last Saturday, October 11, 2025, the scholars took another step in learning how to become good-to-great leaders. We continued our discussion on Jim Collinsโ book ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, focusing on Chapter 2, which talks about the Level 5 Hierarchy of Leadership, the Hedgehog Concept, and the Flywheel Effect.
The session began with an interactive question for each scholar: โGive a word that describes a great leader.โ Honest, empathic, accountable, and willing to lead were the most common answers. These qualities align with the highest level of leadership, the Level 5 Executive. It teaches us that great leaders build lasting success through humility and strong will. They do not lead for attention or praise but because they want to make a difference. They remain humble yet determined to do what is right, showing that humility and willpower are both essential in moving from good to great.
Aside from humility and willpower, a great leader also understands the importance of the Hedgehog and Flywheel Concepts. The Hedgehog Concept reminds us that we do not need to be good at everything to succeed. Instead, we must focus on the single thing we are best at, something we are passionate about, and continue improving it until we become great. Meanwhile, the Flywheel Concept teaches that success does not happen instantly. It grows through small, consistent steps taken in the same direction. In leadership and in life, this means being patient, staying focused, and trusting that even the smallest progress, when done with purpose, moves us closer to greatness.
Ultimately, this chapter reminds us that true leadership is not about fame or position. It is about staying humble, focused, and doing what is right. When we lead with sincerity and give our best without seeking recognition, that is when we rise above good and become truly great leaders. Because in the journey from good to great, true greatness always begins with humility.
A big thanks to all the scholars who took part in the session and shared their reflections. Your willingness to learn and grow shows that you are already on your way from good to great.
