“A leader needs to know his strengths as a carpenter knows his tools, or as a physician know the instruments at her disposal. What great leaders have in common is that they truly know themselves and their strengths and can call on the right strength at the right time. This is why there is no definitive list of characteristics that describes all leaders”

There is a mountain of literature describing the skills and practices of effective leaders. Many people strive to be similar to the leaders they admire. We could spend a lifetime imitating powerful leaders and barely make an impact. Why? You cannot lead by imitation. You must be yourself. The full version of yourself.

Each of us has an exceptional blueprint. An exclusive set of strengths, talents and values that make us unique. These, combined with our ambitions and preferences create our USP (unique selling point/ the thing that separates us from others). The best chance we have of making our biggest contribution to the greater community and environments in which we belong, is to BE our authentic selves.