Positive Leadership Leadership: a matter of love. With Gianpiero Petriglieri
Sep 17, 2025
Gianpiero Petriglieri, a Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD and former psychiatrist, dives into the heart of leadership and personal transformation. He discusses how childhood shaped his explorations of identity and belonging. Leadership, he argues, transcends skills and is deeply tied to emotional courage and authenticity. Gianpiero boldly claims that leadership is akin to love, emphasizing care and connection. He also calls for a reimagining of leadership education to prioritize community and experiential learning over traditional models.
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Inner Work Is Attention Plus Conversation
- Inner work is about paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, temptations and the conversation you have with yourself.
- Reflection and refinement let leaders convert passion into care and avoid burning people with untempered energy.
Reflective Engagement Beats Being Driven
- Leaders oscillate between drives from inner dreams and social duties; reflection helps them choose instead of being driven.
- Reflective engagement keeps leaders embedded yet able to act with choice and restraint.
Turn Loss Into Intent That Resonates
- Turn personal pain or loss into an intent that can help others rather than escape it.
- Test that intent by finding where it resonates with others to transform intent into shared purpose.
