As I meet and get to know people, I like to ask them what their secret sauce is; their individual special power that they bring to the world. Usually this results in a pause for self-reflection, followed by an answer that sometime surprises even them. 

The answers typically are that I’m a great listener, or I am a great connector. It can also be that I see information in numbers, I’m a great negotiator or I am good with words. Sometimes the answer is that I am naïve, I see good in everyone or I’m a great Dad…. The options are endless.  

In a team this question is a powerful way to build self-confidence and draw people together, by following with a second question to team-mates, asking them to share what they see is their colleague’s secret power.  Often others can see our powers more clearly than we can, and this confirmation is a wonderful way for team members to feel seen and appreciated. It allows everyone to recognise the value in diversity of skills and talents. 

This is also a reminder to us that we all have a ‘secret sauce’ – a special talent that we bring to the world. The more we recognise and acknowledge this within ourselves, the more confident we become to focus our energy and bring that talent to the world. 

So, this week let’s make Unleash your secret sauce a theme, so we are encouraged to recognise the power within ourselves and those around us.