
Positive Leadership
Positive Leadership has the power to change the world. By focusing on trust, empathy, authenticity and deep collaboration, leaders can energize their teams to achieve success for individuals, their organizations, and society as a whole. Yet, it remains relatively unknown outside positive psychology and neuroscience circles.Join Jean-Philippe Courtois, former member of the Microsoft senior leadership team alongside Satya Nadella and co-founder of Live for Good, as he brings Positive Leadership to life for anyone in a leadership capacity—both personally and professionally. With help from his guests, Jean-Philippe explores how purpose-driven leaders can generate the positive energy needed to drive business success, individual fulfillment, and societal impact across a range of industries—from technology and social enterprise to sports and coffee.Most importantly, you’ll learn practical tips to apply in your own life—so you can start making a positive difference in the world.
Latest episodes

Nov 16, 2022 • 43min
Unlocking your true potential (with Martha Lane Fox)
Opportunity gives us power to move forward, live with purpose, and reach our true potential.This is a belief that Baroness Martha Lane Fox and JP share passionately.In this episode, Martha – a pioneering tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, public servant, and Chancellor of the Open University – shares insight on why digital skilling is so important in today's world, as well as the pivotal moments that defined her life's purpose.Stream the full episode now - and don’t forget to let JP know on social media if it resonated with you!Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Nov 2, 2022 • 36min
Nurturing belonging and inclusion (with Amy Hood)
What does it mean to belong to an organization, to a team, to your colleagues?For JP’s latest #PositiveLeadership podcast guest, Amy Hood, belonging is a purpose in itself. Because when you feel like you belong, you feel brave enough to be yourself and do great things.In this episode, Amy focuses on her own personal leadership journey to becoming chief financial officer at Microsoft, how she learned to think like a leader, and ground herself to create bravery and positive energy in others.Listen to the conversation now and don’t forget to subscribe.Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Oct 19, 2022 • 42min
[FR] Développer le charisme et la résilience (avec le Dr Guila Clara Kessous)
Si le #PositiveLeadership est une science, c’est aussi un art. En effet, comme le grand art, le leadership consiste à donner vie à une vision, à susciter la réflexion et à inspirer l'action.Je vous invite à découvrir le Dr Guila Clara Kessous, la toute dernière invitée du podcast #PositiveLeadership de JP. À bien des égards, elle est un lien entre les deux mondes.Nommée comme artiste de l'UNESCO pour la paix en 2012, le Dr Kessous est une militante des droits de l'homme. Elle allie la psychologie positive et des techniques de théâtre pour aider à gagner en charisme et en résilience.Qu’il s’agisse d’aider les victimes de génocide et de déplacement à surmonter les traumatismes ou d’aider les hauts dirigeants d’entreprise à devenir plus accessibles, nous pouvons tous apprendre de son expérience. Écoutez l’épisode complet dès maintenant et n’oubliez pas de vous abonner.Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Oct 4, 2022 • 40min
Reinventing capitalism for impact (with Sir Ronald Cohen)
How can you help an entire industry to transform and do more good in the world … especially one as profit-driven as the venture capital industry?In this episode, JP learns the answer to this question from Sir Ronald Cohen, or Ronnie. Known as the “father of impact investment”, Ronnie is a compassionate capitalist dedicated to relentlessly during the transformation of the corporate world, and lives by a simple principle: Do Good. Do well. His ambition, passion, innovative thinking and powerful conviction is something we can all learn from. Listen to the full episode now. Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Sep 20, 2022 • 41min
Living with urgency (with Bozoma Saint John)
Join JP and former Netflix CMO, author and entrepreneur Bozoma Saint John for a powerful conversation. In this episode, Boz shares with us the life experiences that shaped her, but also importantly, the lessons she learned, so that we can also learn from them and grow. She also shared many other wonderful stories, like walking into Spike Lee’s office as a 23 year old and fighting to get Beyonce on stage at the Superbowl. This is really an episode you won’t want to miss. Listen now and don’t forget to subscribe.Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Sep 7, 2022 • 37min
Finding your True North (with Bill George)
Season 4 of the Positive Leadership podcast is here! We are getting started with a wonderful guest: Bill George, a former business executive best known for his books about finding your True North as a leader. Listen to the full episode now to hear the incredibly open, personal and insightful conversation between JP and Bill. Feel free to let JP know on social media about which parts resonated with you most, and don’t forget to subscribe. It’s going to be a great season. Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Aug 8, 2022 • 24min
The Best of Positive Leadership and The World
How can I make a positive impact on the world? This is a question we often ask ourselves, but struggle to resolve when thinking about the bigger picture.In the final Positive Leadership ‘Best Of’ episode, JP and guests share the personal stories and advice that helped them to find the passion and purpose within themselves to start making a difference.Featuring thoughts from Professor Herminia Ibarra, Dr. Iffat Zafar, Vincent Stanley, and Michael Bungay Stanier, this episode covers the practical steps some of the world’s top leaders and coaches take to make a positive impact on the world.Listen to the full episode now.Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Jul 25, 2022 • 21min
The Best of Positive Leadership and Others
In the last episode, we focused on being more positive with ourselves. This week, it’s all about improving our relationships with others. Why is this so important? Because by having more positive connections with those around us, we enable both ourselves and others to thrive, especially when we are in a leadership position. As leaders, we have the opportunity to help others to dream more, do more and become more. That's why this episode is filled with tips from some of the world's top leaders and coaches - like Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, Microsoft EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer Kathleen Hogan, Michael Bungay Stanier, Professor Herminia Ibarra, and my own manager: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella.Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Jul 13, 2022 • 23min
The Best of Postive Leadership and Me
JP started this podcast because he knew Positive Leadership could help us to: Transform our relationship with our ourselves Have stronger connections with others Make a bigger positive impact on society It’s this ripple impact that makes Positive Leadership both so powerful and so simple to practice in our daily lives. And that’s why he's put together three ‘Best Of’ episodes, each focusing on one of the areas above. This first episode, The Best of Positive Leadership and Me, features just over 20 minutes of top tips for becoming a better, healthier, more mindful, resilient, and self-compassionate version of yourself – from previous guests Michael Bungay Stanier, Arianna Huffington, Kevin Johnson, Audrey Tang and Kim Cameron. Subscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/

Jun 27, 2022 • 40min
[FR] Libérer la magie humaine pour réussir (avec Hubert Joly)
Quand Hubert Joly a pris les rênes de Best Buy en devenant son PDG en 2012, la société traversait une très mauvaise passe. Mais il savait que quelque chose pouvait renverser la situation : la magie humaine.Dans cet épisode du podcast, Hubert a raconté à JP raconté cette histoire incroyable : comment il avait réussi à transformer Best Buy en s'appuyant sur les collaborateurs de l'entreprise, en les écoutant, en renouant des liens avec eux et en créant un environnement dans lequel ils pouvaient s'épanouir.Il nous a aussi expliqué ses cinq principes de « management avec prise de sens » qui peuvent nous permettre à tous de commencer à libérer cette magie humaine dans nos propres équipes.Si vous voulez en savoir plus, écoutez cet épisode ou lisez le livre d'Hubert « L'entreprise, une affaire de cœur » : https://livre.fnac.com/a16352022/Hubert-Joly-L-entreprise-une-affaire-de-coeur-Liberer-la-magie-humaine-au-service-du-bien-communSubscribe now to JP's free monthly newsletter "Positive Leadership and You" on LinkedIn to transform your positive impact today: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/positive-leadership-you-6970390170017669121/
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