We had a great call with Barry Conchie, co-author of Strengths-Based Leadership.  We talked about followers needs, employee engagement and trust.  Barry expressed a desire for leaders to work on three things: 
1) Be true to yourself – know your strengths and weaknesses and don’t buy into the myth of well-rounded leaders.  2) Build compensating teams – find people who are stronger than you at your weaknesses.  3) Attend to the four follower needs of trust, compassion, stability and hope.