Collins: Those who can make it to level five leadership are able to do so because the capability is inside of them and then they have the right circumstances. Darwin Smith fully blossomed as a level five leader after his near death experience with cancer. Joe Coleman was profoundly affected by his World War II experiences, particularly the last minute change of orders that took him off a doomed ship on which he surely would have died. A strong religious belief or conversion might also nurture the seed.