In this second volume of his 'Undefended Leader' trilogy, Simon Walker looks at the ‘ecology’ of power and defines eight signature power strategies. Each strategy is illustrated by a case study of how it was implemented by a significant social leader to meet the particular challenges of the their time, leaders including Lincoln, Roosevelt, Reagan, Mandela...

Walker notes that the use of weakness often proved to be more powerful than the use of strength. He concludes with practical guidelines for developing an effective, personal leadership signature for today. Information is included on The Leadership Community and how to access The Leadership Signatures(TM) diagnostic profiling tool.