AI for Leaders: Authentic Values Discovery
Setting your foundation for effective leadership
Q: Are leaders born or made?
Years ago, I coached Penny, a senior director who told me:
“I want the formula that will turn me into the inspirational leader I’m destined to be.”
Like many high achievers, Penny believed there was a secret recipe for leadership. But here’s the truth: there isn’t. Skills and formulas can help, but they don’t create lasting transformation.
If you’ve watched Kung Fu Panda (one of my favourite stories in Leaders People Love), you’ll know what I mean.
Po trained relentlessly, hoping to be worthy of the legendary Dragon Scroll—the supposed formula to becoming the Dragon Warrior. But when he finally earned it and unrolled the scroll, it revealed nothing but a golden mirror.
His reflection.
👉 The message? There’s no fixed formula. The secret is already inside you.
START HERE IF YOU’RE READY TO DISCOVER YOUR VALUES 👇🏻
Why Start with Values?
After 3,000 hours coaching leaders across 40 countries, here’s what I know:
Skills aren’t enough. Hard skills get you noticed; values keep you trusted.
Authenticity matters. Leadership isn’t copy-paste—it’s lived from the inside out.
Values fuel resilience. When challenges hit, your values are the anchor that keeps you steady.
That’s why the values exercise is always one of the first I ask leaders to do.
And yet, I’m still surprised at how many adults have never discovered their values. No wonder they feel stressed and overwhelmed by constant disruption.
Enter: Authentic Values Discovery
This is one of the first tools I’m releasing in Offscript.
👉 Once done manually in coaching sessions, it’s now powered by AI to give you an interactive, personalized experience. (Access it here.)
Because if you’re leading without knowing your values, you’re building on shifting ground.
So back to my question: Are leaders born or made?
I don’t know.
But I do know this:
If you don’t know what you’re made of, the best version of you cannot be born.
Use the tool. Discover your values. Build your foundation.
P.S. For today, discover your values and tell me how it went! This tool is still in BETA so tell me the kinks if you discover any! Drop me a comment, a DM, a WhatsApp – whatever works for you!