
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

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/

Jun 15, 2022 • 33min
Growing through personal disruption (with Whitney Johnson)
Can we approach self-growth like business growth? Can we ‘climb our mountains’ and achieve growth through personal disruption – in the same way that disruptive innovation transforms industries? And can we grow so much that we become the ‘keystone species’ for those we manage, feeding their own growth and development? JP's latest #PositiveLeadership guest, best-selling author, leading business thinker and former Wall Street analyst @Whitney Johnson, certainly believes so. Listen to the full episode to learn all about her seven-step method for achieving this high-growth. 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 9, 2022 • 33min
Réinventer le leadership politique (avec Alice Barbe)
Lorsque vous aidez les autres et que vous leur donnez les moyens de s'épanouir et de laisser leur empreinte sur le monde, vous multipliez votre #PositiveImpact de façon exponentielle.Alice Barbe, avec qui JP a discuté en direct lors au Festival Génération Impact de Live for Good, le prouve abondamment. Alice a travaillé 10 ans comme cofondatrice de SINGA, une organisation internationale convaincue que donner des moyens aux migrants et les mettre au contact de projets utiles est la clé de l'innovation sociale et économique. Récemment, elle a lancé une nouvelle organisation, Academy for Future Leaders, dont le but est de créer une nouvelle génération de dirigeants politiques divers et bien enracinés qui transformeront le monde. Écoutez cet épisode pour en savoir davantage sur Alice et notamment sur la façon dont son parcours l'a aidée à devenir le leader qu'elle est aujourd'hui. 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 9, 2022 • 34min
Donner des moyens aux nounous qui façonnent la nouvelle génération (avec Maïmonatou Mar)
L'an dernier, Maïmonatou Mar était mon invitée spéciale lors de l'épisode avec Satya Nadella, à qui elle a posé une excellente question de la part de tous les entrepreneurs #PositiveImpact.La semaine dernière, JP a eu l'occasion d'enregistrer tout un épisode avec Maï lors du Festival Génération Impact de Live for Good et il a pu en savoir davantage sur son parcours personnel en tant que cofondatrice de @Gribouilli.Cette entreprise sociale aide les nounous à progresser professionnellement et leur donne les moyens de mieux collaborer avec les parents sur des programmes efficaces d'éducation de la petite enfance. La discussion a été fantastique, grâce à la passion de Maï et à l'incroyable énergie qu'elle a déployée pendant l'événement.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/

May 26, 2022 • 19min
Bonus WEF Episode: Eliminating poverty through green energy (with Dr. Rajiv Shah)
JP's third bonus WEF guest is Dr. Rajiv Shah.Rajiv has spent his career helping to solve many of society’s greatest issues – working to immunize the world with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, serving as the Administrator of USAID under President Obama.And now, as President of The Rockefeller Foundation, he is bringing green energy to people all around the world through the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, which aims to provide an onramp to opportunity for 1 billion people, while averting carbon emissions, expanding energy access, and creating jobs in the process.Listen to the episode to hear all about his work, his passion and his dedication.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/

May 25, 2022 • 15min
Bonus WEF episode: Transforming healthcare through self-management (with Jos de Blok)
JP's next guest, Jos de Blok, doesn’t believe in management.So how is he a Positive Leader?Because he believes in empowering employees by giving them the freedom to develop their own skills and careers, and providing quality coaching when needed. It’s why he created the self-managed model that has allowed his community healthcare organization Buurtzorg to transform the Dutch healthcare industry, become one of the country’s top employers, and touch the lives of patients all around the world. JP was so inspired by the conversation they had in WEF, and is sure you will be too!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/