Why we need more mentally ill leaders – History – Salon.com

3 Aug

Your book makes a very provocative argument about mental illness. How would you summarize it?

The essential argument of the book is that our greatest leaders often have mental illnesses, and often many of our worst leaders were mentally healthy. Certain leadership qualities are enhanced by mental illness — realism, creativity, resilience and empathy — and that’s why these leaders were great.

via Why we need more mentally ill leaders – History – Salon.com.

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