I went out to dinner last night in Kansas City with my mentor, Mack McCormick. Mack is the Vice President over the North American Document and Content Imaging group within Xerox. Mack is a really amazing guy and one of the finest leaders I've ever worked for. He was in the Army Special Forces for 22 years and retired as a Colonel - you can imagine that he's got some great stories. He's lived all over the world, and has a very unique and informed perspective from both political and economic standpoints. I get the chance to replay differente scnarious with him and get his feedback on my performance, dig into the thought process that went behind his decisions and those of his superiors. He's the kind of guy you want in the trenches with you when things hit the fan. In the book From Good to Great, Jim Collins talks about people who have Level 5 Leadership:
"Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5 leadres have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious - but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves." If this level 5 crap interests you, read more about the role of humility and will here.

Unfortunately, like Bill, Mack also created a video, which you can watch here. It's no less akward than Bill Belanger's video.