Lancefield on the Line · 2026-04-29 · 47 min
What does love have to do with leadership? More than most leaders dare to admit. My guest is Gianpiero Petriglieri, a professor at INSEAD and one of the most original and provocative voices on leadership today. We explore his idea of leadership as a kind of love, not sentimental or naive, but deeply relational. He makes a compelling distinction between performance and outcome, arguing that what you can control is not the result but the daily choices and gestures you make. We go into the practical too. Gianpiero shares why curiosity and generosity shift everything, and why what really develops leaders is relationships with people who tell you the truth. If you lead a team or organisation, this conversation will invite you to look differently at the small moments of time, attention and care that make leadership real, credible and human. "Leadership is a relationship, not a toolkit." - Gianpiero Petriglieri You’ll hear about: Leadership reframed as a kind of love. Instrumental versus humanistic relationships. Curiosity and generosity as leadership habits. Feeling safe and free at the same time. Why passion without devotion disappoints. Balancing reality and imagination.
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