A chemical engineer explains their leadership superpower: being a precipitator who cuts through ambiguity by asking groups to confirm what they actually agree on. Most people lack this skill, which makes it rare and valuable in any room.
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But that's always true. So I call those superpowers. So one of my superpowers, what you just asked about is one of my superpowers. And I describe it this way. Remember, I was a chemical engineer. I love describing this. So Patrick, when you talk about superpowers and talent, what's one of yours? And I was like, I'm a precipitator. I'm a really good precipitator. What do you mean? Remember, chemie. There's a cloud of ambiguity in the room. And I'm really good at going like, is this what everybody's talking about? And people go like, yes, around the table. I didn't know that. But later in my career, I realized, oh, I'm doing that work. I thought everybody could do that. And I was watching other people and they weren't. That's my superpower. That's one way I cut through. Now, how do you do that when there's multiple different styles at the table and all that kind of stuff?