To leverage your strengths, you first have to get clearer about who you are. Take a look at these attributes and think about where you fall on each continuum.

• Big-Picture Focused

• Detail-Oriented

• Deep Expertise

• Broad Knowledge

• Energizing

• Steadying

• Analytical

• Intuitive

• Risk Taker

• Risk Spotter

• Structured

• Flexible

• Challenging

• Accepting

There are no right or wrong answers because there is value in each and every attribute. For instance, we need people who can energize a group around a new project, and we need people who exude steadiness and calm in a crisis. The key is to recognize your own qualities and their value, and to be bold in how you use them.

To help you do this, answer the following questions:

• What is the value of this attribute – to my team, peers, and company?

• What one example in the past three months demonstrates the value that I bring using this attribute?

• How can I more boldly bring this attribute into my work (e.g., to advance a specific project or goal, or resolve an issue)

This week, choose one attribute to focus on. Then look for at least one opportunity to be bold in leveraging it.