LDRS 399—Internships in Leadership
Discussion Questions for Good to Great
Chapter 1: Good is the Enemy of Great
1. What criteria did Collins use to find eleven good to great examples? What
results did they focus on? Why?
2. Was the crucial comparison question: “What did the good-to-great companies
share in common? What was the question? Why?
Chapter 2: Level 5 Leadership
3. What is a “level 5 leader?” What are the two main contradictory characteristics
of level 5 leaders?
4. Here is a question Collins does not ask: Why do you suppose a level 5 leaders are
effective? (Hint: why do you suppose people follow and respond positively to
them? Does this have anything to do with Lencioni’s concepts of vulnerability
and trust?)
Chapter 3: First Who…Then What
5. Who are the right people to get on the bus?
6. What does it mean for the right people to be rigorous?
7. Are the right people motivated by high salaries? Explain.
