Lead by Being Yourself

I'm not much of an outline guy when it comes to writing. And I don't ask who my readership is going to be. I write what I think is interesting and hope there are other people out there wired the same way I'm wired. It's a lesson I learned from William Zinnser, and I wonder if we can apply it to more than just writing. We can apply it to business, if you will, and even leadership. When we are ourselves, we tend to find the people who understand us and there is a natural chemistry and so productivity. When we read a business book and try to become what the writer says we should become, we lose something in the translation. That's not to say we shouldn't read business books, but that those books should shape who we are organically, and we should continue to be ourselves leading from authenticity.