Leadership: Purpose and Power of Women // Elizabeth Lesser - Part 2 of 4
Channel: CJ Liu
Date: 29/03/2021

CJ Liu interviews Elizabeth Lesser on her book “Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers”.  We continue from Part 1 where Elizabeth explains that woman need to overcome imposter syndrome and exert our power. In Part 2, we discuss how most people interpret power traditionally defined by Sun Tzu in the the Art of War or Niccolò Machiavelli in the Prince.
 
These books convey the traditional patriarchal power found is most organizations. Power is about subjugation, punishing, or annihilating to win. Instead of these corrupted versions of power, Elizabeth offers that power is more a natural force, and it’s something we all want. It is the energy, the freedom, the authority to be who we are, to contribute, to create. 

Elizabeth shares her initial shame associated with wanting power earlier in her career. Now, she advocates for woman to own their problem. And to develop a more feminine approach to power. She cautions that this is not about being “nice”, but to do what we need to do to get the job done.   

At the end of the interview, Elizabeth shares a meditation that she calls “Do no Harm, But take no Shit” as a way to both set boundaries, discernment, self-respect, but also offer empathy and compassion.


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