Why Your "Bad" Drawing Is Actually a Leadership Superpower | Lisa Rothstein | #TGV

Is your team drowning in "death by PowerPoint"?

In this episode of The Guiding Voice, we sit down with Lisa Rothstein, a New Yorker cartoonist and Fortune 500 strategist, to discuss why "the worse it looks, the better it works." Discover how simple, imperfect sketches can collapse year-long decision cycles into 90-minute sessions, cut through cultural barriers, and build genuine team consensus in a way that AI-polished slides never can.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why visible imperfection is the #1 proof of humanity in an AI world.

The "Smile-Slide-Sketch" framework for maintaining high engagement in any meeting.

The 3 universal symbols every leader should know (Character, Concept, and Context).

How to reframe "I can't draw" into a powerful tool for participation.

Why Thomas Edison and Marie Curie were actually "bad" artists—and why it mattered.

Ready to draw out your genius? Grab a marker and let’s dive in.

Chapters & Timestamps

00:00 - The Power of Seeing Others' Perspectives

00:44 - The 90-Second Customer Story Exercise