Power Players know when to keep the spotlight off them and on the place (or person) it actually belongs. This is one of those invaluable lessons that you should learn as quickly as you can because it's hard to come back from looking like a spotlight-stealing drama queen.

Power Players can give a pep talk as good as the one in Braveheart. When Mel Gibson’s William Wallace bellows 'they may take our lives but they will never take our freedom', you want to jump to your feet and applaud.

And not just on a bus. Power Players take the high road when someone has been blindsided or treated unfairly. That line about all evil ever needing to succeed is for good men to stand by and do nothing, comes to mind.

Power players are fantastic at asking the killer question. They know exactly what to ask and when to ask it. Most of us are fixated on the answer. Power Players think only of the question. And in business, this is one of the smartest things anyone can do.

Power players are fantastic at asking the killer question. They know exactly what to ask and when to ask it. Most of us are fixated on the answer. Power Players think only of the question. And in business, this is one of the smartest things anyone can do.

t may be a little saccharine but some of the most interesting Power Players keep a gratitude diary. It's a daily reminder of all the good stuff. They write down one thing a day for which they should be grateful.

After surviving cancer in his youth, Michael Rennie - managing partner of McKinsey and Company, Australia & New Zealand – channelled his experiences into his work with leaders.

Become a great storyteller. Find charm in the details. See the beauty in the idiosyncratic nature of life.

Gavin Slater likes to describe his work at the National Australia Bank as a “full body transplant”. It is costing $1 billion a year. How does he stay cool?

Power Players have an uncanny understanding of the price of success. If it costs you your dignity or your friends or your relationship, then it's too high a price.