Size 5 Hearts

“Life is great”

When we explain this last Size, which reflects less than 2 percent of all humans, we see skeptical looks coming back at us. Size Five’s T-shirt would read “life is great,” and they haven’t been doing illicit substances.

Their language revolves around infinite potential and how the group is going to make history — not to beat a competitor, but because doing so will make a global impact. This group’s mood is “innocent wonderment,” with people in competition with what’s not possible, not with another tribe.

Teams at Size Five have produced miraculous innovations. The team that produced the first Macintosh was at Size Five, and we’ve seen this mood at Amgen.

This Size is pure leadership, vision and inspiration. After a short burst of activity, grinding themselves against the uppermost limits of their abilities, Size Five teams recede to Size Four to push on that limit until it's even higher before taking on the next task. In sports, these bursts win Olympic gold medals and Super Bowl rings. In business, these explosions of leadership make history.

Size 5 tribes hardly ever refer to the competition, except to note how remarkable their own culture is by comparison and how far their results outstrip industry norms. The theme of communication is limitless potential, bounded only by imagination and group commitment. People in this culture can find a way to work with almost anyone, provided their commitment to values is at the same intensity as their own.

Unlike Size Four, the focus isn’t on “our values,” but on resonant values. There is almost no fear, stress or workplace conflict. People talk as though the world is watching them, which may well be the case, as their results are making history.

The Manta of Size 5 Hearts is, "Only settle for The Best in what you do."

Unlike Size 3, Size 5's problem with the people around them not doing the best that that person can do is that they feel a grate disappointment that not everyone has a Size 5 Heart.