Do you have a secret sauce?

There seems to be a general consensus that the real differentiator between succesful consultants, experts et al and the not so succesful ones is a common ingredient: The secret sauce.

The secret sauce it what makes you stand out from the rest. It’s what you personally add to the equation. It’s why people choose to hire you for a project rather than somebody else.

I find the idea of a secret sauce somewhat counterintuitive in this day and age, where all the pretty speech among the digital digerati focuses on sharing, openness etc. Is it only me, or do you find it funny/strange too?

If I have a secret sauce, I think its a combination of being able to dig into complex issues and spot and create clarity and develop clear idea of where to go next from there. That and my ability to build personal relations based on mutual respect.

In the spirit of openness, what’s your secret sauce?