Esther and her predecessor, Queen Vashti, represent when it comes to negotiating the delicate balance between principle and pragmatism as a leader. Vashti presents our first model, in the book’s ...

Regardless, the book of Esther presents him as impetuous and easily manipulated. Esther does not appear in the story until after Ahasuerus’s wife Vashti refuses her husband’s order to display ...