One of the great fallacies of leadership is that vulnerability is a weakness in fact, it is a strength. When we let people see us as fallible, feeling, and authentic, they tend to feel more connected and committed to us. Are human, vulnerable, and emotionally accessible A great leader must understand what is in the minds of her people, but also pull up to find new perspectives to share.Ĥ.
These new ways of looking at age-old topics are providing millions of people with hope that we can forge new ways of being. One of the reasons Esther has been so lauded is that she is providing a new language to replace old (and often damaging) stories we have internalized about intimacy. Give people hope, especially when they have a hard time accessing it
A leader will do this as a good therapist does: in hopes of seeing us breakthrough and grow…not as a mechanism to grow the bottom line.ģ. When someone can compassionately hold a mirror up for us and help us see our strengths, and the obstacles that hold us back, that is a true gift. The distinguishing characteristic of Esther and great leaders is that they listen with a voracious curiosity to understand the people they interact with more and more deeply. Of course this is the job of all therapists. Besides her ability to speak frankly about historically charged topics, there is another reason why Esther has become a sensation: she embodies tantamount characteristics of true leadership. Her book Mating In Captivity and her two viral TED talks, and now an Audible podcast series are capturing audiences across the globe for their honest, modern-day relevance to relationships. Last year I had the opportunity to meet Esther Perel and hear her speak to a group of therapists.
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