The Positive Leadership Podcast: Recent Episodes

Jean-Philippe Courtois

Positive Leadership has the power to change the world. By focusing on trust, empathy and wellbeing, leaders can energize their teams to achieve success for individuals, their organization, and society overall. But it is still something that is relatively unknown outside academic circles. Join Jean-Philippe Courtois, a member of the Microsoft executive senior leadership team, as he brings Positive Leadership to life for anyone who acts in a leadership capacity, both personally and professionally. With help from his guests, Jean-Philippe will show you how purpose-led leaders can generate a positive energy that achieves commercial success, individual happiness and societal impact across a range of situations and sectors – from technology and social enterprise to sports and coffee. And most importantly, you’ll learn practical tips for applying it to your own life – so you can begin making a difference.

Every August, I offer you something different. Not a new conversation, but a pause.

This was the year AI stopped being a headline and became part of our daily lives as leaders. I dedicated a whole series to it, from robotics to education to medicine to trust. And one paradox kept coming back, conversation after conversation: the more powerful the technology becomes, the more the difference is made by what is deeply, irreducibly human.

So for this summer special I went back through the season and selected seven moments around one conviction. This era demands that we show up with our humanity at its best. More human than ever.

We explore four powers together.

→ Power one, prepare your mind. Ethan Kross on chatter, the voice inside your head, and the toolbox to master it. The brain does not come with a user's manual, so you build your own.

→ Power two, own your story. Nicholas Thompson on recognising the generational patterns he inherited, and Raj Sisodia on why trauma cannot heal in silence and in shame. Know yourself, love yourself, be yourself.

→ Power three, magnify your purpose with AI. Stéphane Bancel on why the CEO has to be the chief AI officer and must not delegate it, and MacKenzie Price on the school where children learn academics in two hours a day.

→ Power four, keep humans at the center. Rana el Kaliouby on emotional intelligence and privacy by principle, and Raffi Krikorian on the hardest question of all: who owns your window to the world?

I close with four lessons, one per power, and one practice I want to leave you with for the summer. I call it the summer walk. Fifteen minutes a day, no phone, no podcast, not even mine. Just you and four questions.

Pick one tool, one idea from this episode, and practice it before September.

Thank you for listening, for your messages and your ideas for guests. This community of positive leaders across so many countries is what keeps this podcast alive and growing. If this episode resonates, share it with one person who needs a spark this summer.

I will see you in early September with a brand new season.

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Il roule vers la Vendée un soir de Noël, coincé sur l'A10. Un TGV le double. Il sait qu'il est complet, il a essayé d'y acheter une place. Autour de lui, des centaines de voitures avec un seul passager à bord.

Frédéric Mazzella est le fondateur et président de BlaBlaCar. Normalien, physicien, passé par Stanford et la NASA, il a créé la première licorne française et l'a transformée en la plus grande communauté de voyageurs au monde : 100 millions de membres, 29 millions de membres actifs par an, et désormais 41 pays depuis l'expansion annoncée en juin 2026. Avant cela, il y a eu sept ans sans salaire, six modèles économiques testés dont cinq qui échouent, et six banques qui refusent de lui ouvrir un compte. L'une d'elles le raccompagne à la porte avec une tape sur l'épaule : « Merci monsieur, mais Internet, on a déjà donné. » Il est aujourd'hui cofondateur et président de Dift, qui redirige les budgets des entreprises vers le monde associatif, et coprésident de France Digitale.

Ce qui m'a le plus frappé, c'est la constance de sa boussole. Il m'a dit que le rôle de l'entrepreneur est d'améliorer la société, et chez lui ce n'est pas une déclaration d'intention, c'est un bilan chiffré : BlaBlaCar évite aujourd'hui 2,5 millions de tonnes de CO2 par an, soit environ 0,5 % des émissions d'un pays comme la France, deux fois le trafic routier de Paris. Puis il a recommencé ailleurs, avec Dift, sur le financement du monde associatif. Et quand je lui demande par quoi commencer, il inverse l'ordre qu'on nous enseigne : l'impact social et environnemental d'abord, le modèle économique ensuite. Parce que des modèles, dit-il, il en existe des dizaines et des dizaines.

Dans cette conversation, nous explorons :→ Pourquoi il faut se focaliser sur l'impact social et environnemental positif d'abord, et ne chercher le modèle économique qu'ensuite
→ BlaBlaCar par les chiffres du climat : 2,5 millions de tonnes de CO2 évitées par an, et l'idée toute simple derrière, mieux vaut deux passagers par voiture que deux voitures par passager
→ Le modèle D.R.E.A.M.S. et l'étude Entering the Trust Age menée avec Arun Sundararajan (NYU Stern) auprès de 18 289 membres dans 11 pays : un membre BlaBlaCar au profil complet obtient 88 % de confiance, contre 58 % pour un collègue et 42 % pour un voisin
→ Pourquoi l'entrepreneuriat n'a pas d'ascenseurs, seulement des escaliers, et pourquoi seules les structures qui ont assimilé le sunk cost progressent vraiment
→ Ce que la musique lui a appris : la différence entre jouer du Chopin et jouer son propre morceau, et pourquoi un fondateur n'arrive pas à tuer sa propre idée
→ Le jour où la directrice de Normale Sup a accueilli sa promotion par « vous savez remplir un QCM », et pourquoi tout a basculé
→ Dift, l'éco-anxiété et le financement du monde associatif : écoper, ou boucher le trou, avec neuf modèles économiques déjà testés en trois ans
→ Des principes plutôt que des process : fail, learn, succeed, et pourquoi une culture qui ne blâme pas l'échec libère l'action

« Il faut se focaliser sur l'impact social et environnemental positif initialement, et puis ensuite on trouvera le modèle ou l'équilibre économique. »

Frédéric Mazzella, fondateur et président de BlaBlaCar

Si vous portez un projet dont la mission vous tient debout mais dont le modèle économique n'existe pas encore, cet épisode vous dira dans quel ordre construire.

🎧 Épisodes liés :

Stephen M. R. Covey, « Building a culture of trust » : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/12252258
Muriel Pénicaud, « [FR] Diriger comme un chef d'orchestre » : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14851596
Akhtar Badshah, « Activating Purpose Mindsets » : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9512920

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The voice in your head has been talking since before you finished this sentence. For most leaders it is the least managed instrument they own, and the most consequential.

Ethan Kross is the psychologist and author who has spent over two decades studying that inner voice. He directs the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan, advises Fortune 500 leaders and Navy SEALs, and wrote the international bestsellers Chatter and Shift. He also discovered his single most-cited tool by using it on himself, at 3am, mid-spiral, when he caught himself typing "bodyguards for academics" into a search bar and said out loud: "Ethan, what are you doing?"

I came to this conversation with my own history with that voice. I spent my career in high-pressure rooms where the most important conversation was often the one running inside my own head, and nobody ever handed me the manual for it. Ethan has spent twenty-five years writing that manual, and he makes it practical: self-talk you can actually change, anxiety you can read instead of fear, emotions that become information. And as a new grandfather, I did not expect a conversation about the brain to end up teaching me so much about grace.

In our conversation, we explore:
→ Why your emotions are information to read, not problems to delete, and what changes the moment you believe that
→ Distanced self-talk: how the simple shift of using your own name reroutes the way your brain handles pressure
→ Why self-awareness is only step one, and the mental tools that have to follow it
→ The business case for mental fitness: how unmanaged emotion quietly consumes the attention your organisation is paying for
→ How a leader gives hard feedback from a secure base, and why leadership falters when we shy away from it

"This brain over here does not come with a user's manual." Ethan Kross, psychologist and author

If you have ever read to the end of a page and realised you absorbed none of it because your mind was somewhere else, this episode hands you the beginning of that missing manual.

RELATED EPISODES

Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks head coach (2021), Learning to "always compete": https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9268299
Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer of Google X (2021), Engineering happiness for yourself and others: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/8944613
Dr Caroline Leaf, neuroscientist (2024), Managing your mind: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15018482

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Six months into her first management job, Anu Bharadwaj got the feedback no leader wants to hear: she was too intense, she pushed her team too hard. She was stunned. She was only asking them to do what she would do herself.

Anu Bharadwaj began at Microsoft building video games, then made a bold leap to Atlassian in 2014, where she rose from product lead on Jira to COO and then President. Along the way she shaped Team Anywhere, led one of the company's hardest cloud transformations, and kept returning to a single question: how do teams actually work better together?

I came to this conversation as someone who made the same early mistake she did. In my first years at Microsoft I was known as Mr Plus, always asking for more, always raising the bar, until coaching taught me the difference between driving people and leading them. Anu and I share a Microsoft DNA, and most of this episode felt like comparing notes.

In our conversation, we explore:
→ Why leading people is never about you, and the manager feedback that taught her the hard way
→ How a values exercise she runs with every team becomes the real source of psychological safety
→ Energy management over time management, and why self-care is not selfish
→ Why an AI rollout fails when leaders treat it as a tools problem instead of a human fear
→ What an AI-native company actually looks like, and why judgment stays human

"When you lead people, it is not about you. It is about them. You want to understand what they want, and take them to a place they want to go." Anu Bharadwaj, former President of Atlassian

If you have ever pushed a team toward your finish line and wondered why they were not following, this conversation will stay with you.

RELATED EPISODES

Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks head coach (2021), Learning to "always compete": https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9268299
Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft Chief People Officer (2022), Empowering people to achieve more: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/10382268
Ranjay Gulati (2023), Creating purpose-driven teams: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/12903145

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In 2011, Stéphane Bancel walked away from the security of leading a 6,000-person diagnostics company to join a startup of about 50 people, built on an idea most scientists had dismissed: that messenger RNA could become medicine. Almost everyone told him not to do it. He gave the bet roughly a five percent chance. Nine years later, that same bet helped the world face a pandemic in 63 days.

Stéphane Bancel is the Chief Executive Officer of Moderna. Under his leadership the company designed a COVID-19 vaccine on a computer within days of the genetic sequence being posted, delivered the first dose to a human just 63 days later, and scaled from zero manufacturing to a billion doses in twelve months. Today Moderna is building personalized cancer vaccines and using AI to reinvent how medicines are discovered and made.

This conversation sits right at the heart of what I believe about leadership. That the chief executive is really the chief energy officer. That the boldest decisions are rarely about appetite for risk, they are about the asymmetry between what you could give the world and what you could actually lose. Stéphane lives both, and he is refreshingly honest about the storms, the doubts and the mistakes along the way.

In our conversation, we explore:
→ The five percent bet: how he weighed an enormous upside against a manageable downside, and why his wife was the only one who said yes
→ What sailing without GPS taught him about staying calm when the storm hits, and why a storm always passes
→ The 63-day sprint, and the Sunday phone call that saved the manufacturing of a billion doses
→ Why he slowed a trial down so it would be a vaccine for the world, not a vaccine for white people
→ The future he sees: personalized cancer vaccines, the human body mapped in silico, and why he calls chemotherapy tomorrow’s barbaric history

“I still believe that we have not invented yet our best drug.” Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna

If you have ever faced a decision that everyone around you called too risky, this one is about how to think, and how to stay calm, when you choose to leap anyway.

🎧 Related Episodes:

Pascal Soriot on the purpose-led culture that transformed AstraZeneca, and the assume-good-intent principle Stéphane says he shares: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/18782083
Satya Nadella on mission, mindset, and why the CEO has to own the technology shift: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/8966432
Bertrand Piccard on exploration and staying comfortable in the unknown: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14487275

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Donna Hicks spent three decades at the world's hardest conflict tables and found one hidden injury beneath them all: a violation of human dignity. From the Middle East to Northern Ireland, she watched negotiations stall not over policy, but over something no one in the room had named. This episode is the word that changed everything, and the model she built around it.

Dr Donna Hicks, author of Leading with Dignity and Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, spent her career as a third party in unofficial diplomacy across the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Colombia and Northern Ireland. She co-facilitated the BBC series Facing the Truth alongside Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and her earlier book, Dignity, reshaped how the world understands conflict, connection and leadership.

This one runs close to home for me. As a young boy from a Pied-Noir family — French people of European origin who had left Algeria after its independence — newly arrived in Nice, I was once told by a schoolmate to “get out of here.” I came home devastated. My father’s answer, that I should be proud of where I came from and that I had something real to give, was dignity restored long before either of us had a word for it.

In our conversation, we explore:
→ Why respect is earned but dignity is not, and how leaders who confuse the two quietly damage their teams
→ The ten elements of dignity, and the single one that 80% of employees say is violated most at work
→ What happened when the BBC sat victims and perpetrators face to face, and why healing did not require forgiveness
→ Why Donna now teaches dignity to eight-year-olds, and her advice to young leaders entering a harder world
→ Mandela consciousness: the three connections that rebuild dignity in any team, family or boardroom

"I don't believe we need to find common ground. I believe we need to find higher ground."
- Dr Donna Hicks, Harvard University

If you have ever watched a meeting derail over something that was never really about the agenda, this conversation hands you the missing word, and a practical model for what to do next.

🎧 Related Episodes:

Amy Edmondson on psychological safety, the dignity element 80% of employees say is violated most at work: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15687150
Stephen M.R. Covey on trust as the foundation of culture, and what sits beneath even trust: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/12252258
Barbara Fredrickson on Love 2.0, and why dignity is the fastest path to genuine connection: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9437036

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À 27 ans, il a marché seul jusqu'au bout de la Terre. Ce qu'il a trouvé là-bas n'était pas un sommet.

À 27 ans, Matthieu Tordeur devient le plus jeune explorateur au monde à rallier le pôle Sud à ski, en solitaire et sans ravitaillement. 1 150 kilomètres en 51 jours. Un traîneau de 115 kilos. Moins 50 degrés. Et la solitude la plus radicale qu'un être humain puisse choisir.

Né à Rouen, formé chez les scouts et nourri aux aventures de Tintin, Matthieu fait ses études à King's College London et à Sciences Po Paris avant de transformer une thèse de fin d'études en tour du monde en 4L, à travers 90 pays, pour donner une voix aux invisibles de la microfinance. À 27 ans, il atteint le pôle Sud. Aujourd'hui, il consacre ses expéditions à la science : il vient de rentrer d'« Under Antarctica », 4 000 kilomètres en kite-ski en 80 jours avec la glaciologue Heïdi Sevestre, sous l'égide de l'UNESCO et de la Décennie d'Action pour les Sciences Cryosphériques.

Sa conviction n'a jamais été d'accumuler des sommets. « Je ne suis pas un collectionneur de sommets », dit-il. Ce que Matthieu a découvert dans la solitude antarctique n'était pas un record, mais un pôle intérieur, la capacité de se rejoindre soi-même quand tout autour disparaît, et la conviction que toute traversée se sépare en deux niveaux : ce qu'on contrôle et ce qu'on doit lâcher.

Quatre routines apprises à -50°C qui tiennent à 9 heures du matin, dans n'importe quelle traversée professionnelle ou personnelle :

L'inconfort est temporaire. Les douleurs, les cloques, les courbatures, ça ne dure pas pour la vie.
Remets ton rêve de pôle Sud à la surface. Quand tout est difficile, retourne dans l'état d'esprit où tu rêvais ce projet.
Séquence la longue route en petits pas atteignables.
Lâche prise sur l'incontrôlable. La météo, la neige molle, ce ne sont pas tes leviers. Ta respiration, ton geste, ton alimentation, eux, le sont.

Cette conversation rejoint un fil que je porte depuis des années à travers Live for Good : comment aider chaque jeune à trouver sa propre boussole intérieure dans un monde qui les bombarde de distractions. Mes années chez Microsoft m'ont appris qu'aucune stratégie ne tient si elle n'est pas portée par des personnes qui savent pourquoi elles se lèvent le matin.

Dans cette conversation, nous explorons :

Pourquoi Matthieu est parti seul, pas par défaut, mais comme un cadeau qu'il s'offrait à lui-même
La lettre de son père, à n'ouvrir qu'en cas d'abandon, qu'il a portée tout au long de l'expédition
Les quatre routines de leadership apprises au pôle Sud
« Under Antarctica » avec Heïdi Sevestre : transformer l'aventure en science climatique sous l'égide de l'UNESCO
Pourquoi il refuse l'image du collectionneur de sommets, et ce qu'est pour lui le vrai sommet

« L'inconfort, les douleurs, les cloques, les courbatures, c'est temporaire. Ça ne va pas durer pour la vie. »
Matthieu Tordeur, explorateur polaire

🎧 Épisodes liés :

Bertrand Piccard, "Exploration and innovation toward sustainable future"
Dr Nadia Medjad, "Neuroscience of effective leadership"
John Elkington, "Sustainability, Systems Thinking & Regenerative Business"

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A country drifting toward narco-state. The answer isn't a hammer. It's warm water.

Belgium is one decision away from becoming a narco-state. Judges in hiding. Prosecutors under armed protection. An 11-year-old girl killed in a drug-related shooting in Antwerp. The country hosting Europe's second-largest port now seizes over 120 tons of cocaine a year. And the Belgian government handed the mission of stopping it to Ine Van Wymersch.

Ine Van Wymersch became Belgium's youngest Public Prosecutor at 39, after years as a youth magistrate making the kind of decisions that change a child's life forever. In 2016, she was the calm voice of a traumatized nation following the Brussels attacks. In 2023, she was named Belgium's first ever National Drug Commissioner. She now operates under armed protection. And she refuses the obvious answer.

Her view: more police will not save us. Belgium needs a "warm society."

Her iceberg metaphor cuts the noise. Above the waterline: shootings, seizures, violence. Below: corruption, money laundering, addicted parents, kids growing up without a chance. Attack the iceberg directly and a new piece grows back overnight. Warm the water around it, with education, jobs, mental health, dignity, and the iceberg starts to melt.

Her work sits very close to a question I have lived with for years through Live for Good : how do we stop losing young people before life has really started for them? My years at Microsoft taught me that no organization, however large, beats determined people working from a shared narrative. Ine has built exactly that narrative for Belgium, and it deserves to travel far beyond it.

In our conversation, we explore:
→ Why repression alone cannot beat organized drug crime, and what "warming the water around the iceberg" really means
→ The three pillars of her strategy: disrupt logistics, follow the money, rebuild society
→ The story of Elvire, the illiterate woman approved for euthanasia who asked Ine to write her life
→ How terrorist networks and drug cartels recruit the same vulnerable youth, and why a closed job market is a national security issue
→ Why "a warm society" of education, mental health, and opportunity is the only sustainable defense against narco-states

"If we warm up the water, we are creating an environment where organized crime is not surviving."
Ine Van Wymersch, Belgium's National Drug Commissioner

🎧 Related Episodes:

Élisabeth Moreno, "Realise the impossible"
Muriel Pénicaud, "Lead like an orchestra conductor" (employment and skills as the foundation of a resilient society)
Jacqueline Novogratz, "Building a better world together" (empathy, storytelling, and dignity for those society has excluded)

PositiveLeadership #IcebergStrategy #WarmSociety #NarcoState #YouthOpportunity

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Companies built on love outperform the S&P 500 by 14 to 1. Conscious capitalism, stakeholder leadership, healing organizations — Raj Sisodia proved it with data, then spent a year in the Himalayas and the Amazon proving it on himself.

Raj Sisodia, Co-Founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement and author of sixteen books including Firms of Endearment and The Healing Organization, grew up across four countries and eight schools before the age of 18. He trained as an electrical engineer in India because that was what you did if you were good at math. He stumbled into a PhD at Columbia almost by accident — following seven friends to pick up a GMAT application and ending up the only one who made it to New York. From there, he built a body of research that fundamentally challenged Milton Friedman's doctrine that the only business of business is profit. Then, at 60, he turned that same rigour inward: pilgrimages to the high Himalayas, silent retreats with Peter Senge, and the painful reckoning with a father who once pointed a gun at him.

This conversation runs close to what I have lived. When I watched Satya Nadella introduce "model, coach, care" at Microsoft — a framework Raj references directly — I saw firsthand what happens when a leader chooses purpose over power. And Raj's conviction that business must actively heal what it has broken echoes what drove me to create Live for Good: the belief that the organizations we build should leave people stronger, not depleted.

In our conversation, we explore:
→ Why companies that spend 95% less on marketing than competitors have the highest customer loyalty — and what that reveals about extraction-based capitalism
→ The four pillars of Conscious Capitalism — higher purpose, stakeholder integration, conscious leadership, conscious culture — and the specific acronyms (HEALING, SPICY, SELFLESS) Raj uses to make them actionable
→ The Bob Chapman story: how one CEO refused to lay off a single employee during the 2008 crisis by asking "What would a family do?" — and emerged stronger than every competitor
→ His year of conscious awakening at 60 — pilgrimages, silent retreats, ayahuasca in the Amazon — and what four women forced him to confront about his own unhealed trauma
→ What conscious capitalism demands of AI: the marriage of humanity's most important idea with its most powerful technology — and why the market will ultimately correct for unconscious companies

🔑 Key Themes: Conscious Capitalism, Stakeholder Leadership, Purpose-Driven Business, Healing Organizations, Personal Transformation, AI Ethics, Positive Leadership

🎧 Related Episodes:

Paul Polman (ex-CEO Unilever) — Becoming a Courageous Leader: how Polman proved companies can grow while addressing environmental and social challenges
Vincent Stanley (Director of Philosophy, Patagonia) — Leading with Purpose: why purpose-led constraints drive innovation and stakeholder alignment
Dr. Martin Seligman (Founding Father of Positive Psychology) — Paving the Way to Positivity: the science of flourishing that underpins conscious leadership
John Elikngkton : Rethinking Capitalism: A Conversation with the Godfather of Sustainability

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What does it take to start a global movement when you feel like the world isn't listening?

Today, my guest is Vanessa Nakate, the pioneering Ugandan climate justice activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and founder of the Rise Up Movement. Vanessa’s journey began in 2019 with a solitary strike outside the Ugandan parliament. Since then, she has become one of the most powerful and necessary voices in the global fight against climate change, demanding that the Global South—the communities most impacted by the crisis—are no longer ignored.

Vanessa’s story is a profound lesson in Positive Leadership. In 2020, she was famously cropped out of an Associated Press photograph with her white peers at Davos. She didn’t retreat. Instead, she boldly stated, "You didn’t just erase a photo. You erased a continent," using that moment of erasure to spark a vital, worldwide conversation about race, media, and climate justice.

In this episode, we explore what true, intersectional leadership looks like. Vanessa passionately argues that we cannot separate the climate crisis from poverty, inequality, and the empowerment of young women.

In our conversation, we explore:

→ How she found the courage to strike alone in Kampala, and how to take the first step when you have no followers

→ The Davos incident: How to turn being erased into a platform for global empowerment

→ Why climate justice IS social justice, and why educating girls is a critical climate solution

→ Building the Vash Green Schools Project to bring solar power to over 75 schools in Uganda

→ Why she chose to step back from the frontlines to pursue a Master of Public Policy at Oxford, and how she plans to bridge activism and policy

"When you are working with people, when you know that you have community, then it's easier to sustain the activism work in whatever field that you're working in... find your community, and it will make activism much easier." — Vanessa Nakate

If you want to understand what it really takes to lead a movement, build resilience, and fight for a future that includes everyone, this conversation will deeply inspire you.

🔑 Key Themes: Climate Justice, Youth Activism, Purpose-Driven Leadership, Resilience, Intersectionality, Community, Global South.

🎧 Related Episodes:

Hannah Ritchie — Not the End of the World: A Data-Driven Approach to Climate Action
Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka — Showing humanity to others
Boyan Slat — Leading an ocean cleanup

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What happens when one of Silicon Valley's most accomplished engineers decides the system he helped build is broken—and walks away to fix it?

Today my guest is Raffi Krikorian, CTO of Mozilla and one of the most civic-minded technologists I know. We explore why the fight for open-source AI isn't just a technical debate; it is really a fight for who controls our relationship with knowledge itself.

Raffi's career path is uniquely fascinating. He spent his early years scaling massive engineering teams at Twitter and launching Uber’s first self-driving fleet. But then he did something rare. He pivoted to public service, becoming the first-ever CTO of the Democratic National Committee to rebuild their cybersecurity from the ground up. He then went on to drive social-impact technology at Emerson Collective, applying his engineering mind to systemic issues like immigration and climate change.

At Mozilla, he is now on the frontlines of the AI revolution. We talk about what it means to be "technically optimistic" right now—which also happens to be the name of his excellent podcast. For Raffi, optimism isn't about blind faith in algorithms. It’s about demanding that our tools are trustworthy, transparent, and built to serve humanity, rather than exploiting it.

In our conversation, we explore:
→ The Twitter crash that taught him his job was not to be the architect, but to create the conditions for others to do their best work
→ Why he left Uber's self-driving program after discovering their models misclassified people based on skin color
→ How a week of Google Sheets transformed an asylum-seeker nonprofit more than any AI chatbot could
→ His conviction that we need seven billion AGIs—one for each of us—not seven controlled by massive corporations
→ Why patience, not speed, is the leadership skill that actually builds movements

"We have outsourced dreaming to a few people who are building companies and we all need to dream again." — Raffi Krikorian, CTO, Mozilla

If you have ever wondered whether the technology on your phone is truly working for you—or for someone else—this conversation will completely change how you think about what comes next.

🔑 Key Themes: Open-Source AI, Responsible Technology, Purpose-Driven Leadership, Digital Trust, Civic Tech, Cybersecurity, Technical Optimism.

🎧 Related Episodes:

Kevin Scott — Empowering people with AI:
Navrina Singh — Building Trust in AI: Leadership, Governance, and Human Values
Rana el Kaliouby — Human-Centric AI (purpose meets profit in technology)

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, jpcourtois.com

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🎤 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EdnJcYgh9nXPTFJ5euOBf

What if the greatest turnaround in modern corporate history wasn’t driven by financial engineering or restructuring, but by an unshakeable belief in science and human talent?

In this powerful episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I welcome Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca—a visionary leader who transformed a struggling pharmaceutical company into a defining global force in oncology, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory care.

He is also someone I know personally: I had the privilege of serving on the AstraZeneca board between 2008 and 2016, and I was in the boardroom when we appointed him as CEO.

What makes Pascal’s leadership so rare is his non-traditional ascent. He didn't start with an elite corporate playbook; his foundational lessons were grounded in learning the value of loyalty and protecting his people. By beginning his professional life as a practicing veterinarian, he developed a profound sense of empathy—traits that continue to drive his unwavering commitment to putting patients first today.

But Pascal’s story isn’t your typical corporate trajectory. Raised in a humble background where he learned early lessons about loyalty, standing up for his team, and defending his territory, he began his professional life not in business, but as a veterinarian. It was this experience that profoundly shaped his empathy and his "patient-first" approach to leadership.

In our conversation, we explore:

🔬 The Turnaround – How Pascal orchestrated AstraZeneca's massive transformation by instilling a clear, shared purpose and focusing relentlessly on patient outcomes.

🛡️ The Pfizer Takeover – How Pascal defended AstraZeneca against a massive hostile takeover bid from Pfizer by betting everything on the truth of long-term science.

🌍 COVID-19 & Global Access – The leadership lessons learned during the pandemic and the drive to ensure global, equitable access to the vaccine, particularly for countries in the Global South.

🤖 AI and the Future of Discovery – How AI is accelerating the race to cure cancer and redefine medicine.

Pascal’s insight: “People come to work because they believe they can make a difference. First, a shared purpose. Second, clarity about each person’s contribution to that goal.” Whether navigating a corporate crisis, defending core values against short-term pressures, or building a culture of psychological safety and innovation, this conversation is a masterclass in resilient, purpose-driven leadership.

Key Themes: Corporate turnarounds, healthcare innovation, purpose-driven leadership, AI in medicine, empathy, resilience, scientific truth, navigating crises.

🎧 Related Episodes You’ll Love:

Indra Nooyi: Driving performance with purpose
Sir Ronald Cohen: Reinventing capitalism for impact
Gianpiero Petriglieri: Leadership, a matter of love
Fabio Barbosa: Leading with Purpose: Profit, People, and the Planet

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🎧 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/positive-leadership/id1574911588
🎤 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EdnJcYgh9nXPTFJ5euOBf

What if the stories you inherited about who you’re supposed to become—from your family, your industry, your own fears—are the very narratives holding you back?

In this powerful episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I welcome Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, a visionary media executive who has led transformations at The New Yorker and WIRED, and an extraordinary marathoner who set an American record in the 50K at age 45.

But Nick’s story isn’t just about professional success or athletic achievement. It’s about the conscious choice to rewrite the narrative we inherit.

Nick grew up watching his brilliant father—a Rhodes Scholar and academic star—whose life eventually “cracked up” due to alcoholism and personal struggles. Around Nick’s 40th birthday, his father warned him: “All men’s lives fall apart at this age.” That was the script Nick had inherited. A story of inevitable decline.

But Nick refused to live that story.

In our conversation, we explore:

🏃 The Running Ground – How Nick used running as therapy to honor his father while writing a different ending (achieving a 2:29 marathon at 44)

📰 Truth in the Age of Misinformation – Leading The Atlantic through a crisis of trust, deepfakes, and algorithmic manipulation

🤖 AI as Editorial Tool vs. Existential Threat – Why he says AI is “the best tool we’ve ever had” but could also “completely obliterate us”

👨‍👦 Inherited Patterns – Recognizing generational trauma and consciously choosing a different path

⚖️ ️ The Church-State Separation – Why editorial independence matters more than ever

💪 Defying Aging – Getting faster with age and what it teaches about leadership limits

Nick’s profound insight: “I run because of my father. Running connects me to my father; it reminds me of my father; and it gives me a way to avoid becoming my father.”

That sentence captures everything: honoring where we come from while consciously choosing who we become.

Whether you’re navigating generational patterns, leading through uncertainty, or simply asking yourself what story you want to live—this conversation will challenge and inspire you.

Key Themes: Narrative identity, media leadership, AI ethics, generational healing, resilience, editorial integrity, running as therapy, conscious choice

🎧 Related Episodes You’ll Love: -

Herminia Ibarra: Growing through personal disruption https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/10210926
Caroline Leaf: Managing your mind - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15018482
Angela Duckworth: The power of grit - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14677055
Peggy Johnson: Leading a human-centric future of AI - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/18329548

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🎤 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EdnJcYgh9nXPTFJ5euOBf

Dans ce nouvel épisode du Positive Leadership Podcast, j'ai l'honneur d'accueillir Moussa Camara, un entrepreneur visionnaire et un bâtisseur de ponts infatigable qui redessine le visage de l'entrepreneuriat en France.

Fondateur de l'association Les Déterminés, Moussa a consacré sa vie à une conviction simple mais puissante : le talent est partout, même si les opportunités ne le sont pas. Sa mission ? Libérer le potentiel des entrepreneurs issus des quartiers populaires et des zones rurales en les connectant aux réseaux du monde des affaires.

Mais pour comprendre l'homme, il faut revenir au début de son parcours. Tout a commencé à Cergy-Pontoise, dans le quartier "Croix-Petit". Enfant d'une famille nombreuse originaire du Mali, c'est là qu'il a lancé sa toute première "entreprise" : un service de retour de caddies au supermarché local. Une école de l'humilité et du travail.

Dans notre conversation, nous plongeons au cœur de son incroyable résilience. Nous discutons sans filtre de la manière dont il a transformé l'échec de sa première entreprise (logistique et télécoms) en un tremplin pour bâtir quelque chose de plus grand. C'est une véritable masterclass sur le "Grit" (la niaque) — cette combinaison de passion et de persévérance dont j'avais discuté avec Angela Duckworth.

Enfin, nous regardons vers l'avenir. Ensemble, nous explorons comment construire des écosystèmes qui ressemblent enfin à notre société. Moussa partage sa vision ambitieuse avec le lancement de Time4, un fonds d'investissement créé en partenariat avec Daphni, HEC et Live for Good, conçu pour financer ces entrepreneurs trop souvent ignorés qui construisent pourtant l'économie de demain.

Dans cet épisode, nous abordons :

Les Racines : Son enfance à Cergy et les valeurs de travail ancrées par sa famille et son premier job de caddies.
Les Tripes de l'Entrepreneur : Comment rebondir après la faillite et transformer la colère en énergie positive.
Le Mouvement : La création des Déterminés pour faire le pont entre "la rue" et les conseils d'administration.
L'ADN : Pourquoi "Ne jamais rien lâcher" est une compétence de survie vitale.
Le Futur (Time4) : Notre ambition commune pour financer l'excellence, d'où qu'elle vienne.

Moussa nous rappelle que le Leadership Positif ne consiste pas seulement à gravir les échelons, mais à construire l'ascenseur pour les autres.

🎧 Si vous avez aimé cette conversation, découvrez aussi :

Angela Duckworth (Sur le pouvoir du "Grit") : Lien
Fred Swaniker (La prochaine génération de leaders africains) : Lien
Pierre Dubuc (L'éducation pour tous avec OpenClassrooms) : Lien

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🎤 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EdnJcYgh9nXPTFJ5euOBf

In this new episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I’m delighted to welcome Katarina Berg, a leader who has redefined HR and culture for the digital age.

As the long-time CHRO of Spotify and now Chief People Officer at On, Katarina has been at the helm of some of the most intense “hyper-growth” stories in tech history. But her journey started long before boardrooms—growing up sailing the world and being homeschooled on the ocean taught her a vital lesson: You cannot control the waves, you can only adjust your sails.

In our conversation, we dive deep into her philosophy of “Controlled Chaos,” a bold approach that challenges the traditional command-and-control models of corporate leadership.

Together, we explore a fascinating reality: What happens when you trust your employees enough to let them work from anywhere—not just as a perk, but as a business strategy? Katarina reveals how the “Work From Anywhere” policy at Spotify unlocked talent globally, and how she is now applying similar principles of trust and speed at On.

But the real revolution isn't just about policy. It is about connection. We discuss her famous “Walk and Talks”—solving complex business problems on mountain trails rather than in meeting rooms—and how staying close to nature makes us better decision-makers.

In this episode, we cover:

The Origin Story: How a childhood spent navigating high seas shaped her resilience and adaptability as a leader.
The Philosophy: Why “Controlled Chaos” is essential for innovation, and why rigidity is the enemy of growth.
The Strategy: How to implement a “Work From Anywhere” culture that actually works (and isn’t just hybrid theater).
The Method: The power of the “Walk and Talk” to break down barriers and foster deep human connection.
The Future: Her advice for the leaders of 2030: “Dare to be bold, lead with your heart, and always lift others as you rise.”

Katarina reminds us that Positive Leadership is not about choosing between high performance and human care. It is about realizing that you cannot have one without the other.

I hope you’ll enjoy this energizing conversation with Katarina Berg.

🎧 If you enjoyed this conversation, you may also like these episodes:

Hubert Joly: On “The Human Magic” and leading with purpose: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/fr-liberer-la-magie-humaine-pour-reussir-avec-hubert-joly
Jesper Brodin: Learning to embrace risk at IKEA: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/learning-to-embrace-risk-with-jesper-brodin
Kathleen Hogan: On building a people-first culture at Microsoft: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/empowering-people-and-organizations-with-kathleen-hogan

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🎧 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/positive-leadership/id1574911588
🎤 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EdnJcYgh9nXPTFJ5euOBf

In this final episode of our special series dedicated to AI, I’m delighted to welcome MacKenzie Price, a Stanford-trained psychologist turned education revolutionary and co-founder of Alpha School.

We often hear that AI might disrupt education, but MacKenzie is proving that it can actually save it. After her own daughter told her that school was “boring,” MacKenzie didn’t just complain—she built a radical new solution from scratch.

In our conversation, we dive deep into the Alpha School model, a bold approach that challenges the industrial “factory model” of education we’ve accepted for a century.

Together, we explore a fascinating reality: What happens when you use adaptive AI to handle core academic learning? MacKenzie reveals that her students achieve mastery in just two hours a day.

But the real revolution isn't the speed. It is what happens with the rest of the time. We discuss how this efficiency frees up space for what makes us truly human: “Life Skills.” From public speaking and financial literacy to resilience and high-impact collaboration, we explore how to raise children who are not just good test-takers, but changemakers.

In this episode, we cover:

The Origin Story: How a moment of frustration sparked a movement to rethink K-12 education.
The Mechanics: How AI tutors allow teachers to stop being "lecturers" and start being "Guides" and mentors.
The "2-Hour" Paradox: How accelerating academic learning actually creates more room for creativity, connection, and depth.
Agency & Leadership: How to give children the autonomy to own their learning journey.
The Future: What the world looks like when we raise a generation of purpose-driven, self-aware leaders.

MacKenzie reminds us that Positive Leadership is about having the courage to rethink systems that no longer serve us. Whether you are a parent, an educator, or a leader interested in the future of human potential, this conversation offers a blueprint for a world where technology amplifies our humanity rather than replacing it.

I hope you’ll enjoy this visionary conversation with MacKenzie Price.

🎧 If you enjoyed this conversation, you may also like these episodes:

Peggy Johnson: Leading a Human-Centric Future of AI and Robotics https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/peggy-johnson-leading-a-human-centric-future-of-ai-and-robotics
Human centric AI (with Rana el Kaliouby): https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/human-centric-ai-with-rana-el-kaliouby
Revolutionizing Education with Sal Khan https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/revolutionizing-education-with-sal-khan

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🎧 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/positive-leadership/id1574911588
🎤 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EdnJcYgh9nXPTFJ5euOBf

In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, second edit ofthis special series dedicacted to AI, I’m delighted to welcome Navrina Singh, Founder and CEO of Credo AI, and one of the most influential voices shaping the future of responsible artificial intelligence.

Navrina is a technology leader with nearly two decades of experience at Qualcomm and Microsoft, and today she stands at the crossroads of AI, leadership, and public policy. She advises governments and global institutions on AI governance, serves on the U.S. National AI Advisory Committee, works with the United Nations and the OECD, and was recently named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI.

In our conversation, Navrina shares her remarkable journey — from growing up in India in a family that instilled resilience and courage, to moving to the United States at 19, and eventually becoming a global advocate for trust, accountability, and human values in AI.

We explore the pivotal moment when she realized that AI systems were making women and other groups “invisible,” and how that awakening shaped her mission. Together, we discuss why the real risks of AI are not about the power of the technology itself, but about the absence of governance, measurement, and responsibility.

Navrina also explains why she founded Credo AI in the middle of a global pandemic, and how her company is helping organizations turn AI ethics into practical, measurable, and auditable systems of trust. We dive into the evolution of global AI governance, the importance of diversity in AI development, and the leadership mindsets required to thrive in an AI-driven world.

Throughout the episode, Navrina reminds us that AI will inevitably reflect the values of those who build it, and that positive leadership — grounded in empathy, accountability, and courage — is essential if we want AI to truly serve humanity.

This conversation is for leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and anyone who believes technology must be guided by purpose, trust, and human-centered values.

I hope you’ll enjoy this deep and inspiring conversation with Navrina Singh.

To extend the conversation, I invite you to revisit three previous episodes of the Positive Leadership Podcast:

Peggy Johnson: Leading a Human-Centric Future of AI and Robotics https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/peggy-johnson-leading-a-human-centric-future-of-ai-and-robotics
Human centric AI (with Rana el Kaliouby): https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/human-centric-ai-with-rana-el-kaliouby
How to fail well (with Amy Edmondson): https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/how-to-fail-well-with-amy-edmondson

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In this first episode of our special AI series, I have the pleasure of welcoming Peggy Johnson — a remarkable leader whose career spans mobile innovation, augmented reality, and now humanoid robotics.

What struck me in our conversation is how deeply human her approach to technology has always been.

Peggy grew up as one of fifteen children, in a family where every voice mattered. Later, she became one of the very few women studying engineering in the 1980s. These early experiences shaped her belief that inclusion is not optional — it is the foundation of innovation.

Throughout her journey — from Qualcomm and Microsoft to Magic Leap and now Agility Robotics — Peggy has championed a simple but powerful idea:

👉 Technology must enhance human life, not replace it.

In this episode, we explore:
• how her upbringing and early career forged her inclusive leadership style
• what she learned from AR, mixed reality, and the hype cycles around emerging technology
• why humanoid robotics should serve society by addressing painful labour gaps
• how responsible leaders can build human-centric, safe, and trustworthy technologies
• what it will take to design a positive future for human–machine collaboration

Peggy’s clarity, integrity, and optimism make this a fascinating conversation on the future of tech — grounded in humanity and purpose.

At the end of the day, the question she leaves us with is essential:
Will we lead AI and robotics toward a future that makes life better for everyone?
Or will we let the technology lead us?

I hope this episode inspires you as much as it inspired me.

🎧 If you enjoyed this conversation, you may also like these episodes:

Kevin Scott — Empowering people with AI: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/empowering-people-with-ai-with-kevin-scott
Laurence Tubiana – Le courage du changement
: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/fr-le-courage-du-changement-avec-laurence-tubiana
Dorie Clark — Reinventing yourself: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/reinventing-yourself-with-dorie-clark

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🎧 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/positive-leadership/id1574911588
🎤 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EdnJcYgh9nXPTFJ5euOBf

Pour célébrer les 10 ans de Live for Good, j’ai souhaité enregistrer un épisode très spécial du Positive Leadership Podcast.
J’y reçois deux entrepreneurs que j’admire profondément et qui incarnent, chacun à leur manière, l’esprit de notre communauté : Anne-Sophie Thomas, fondatrice de Gestia Solidaire, et Marius Hamelot, cofondateur du Pavé®.

Depuis dix ans, avec Live for Good, nous soutenons une nouvelle génération de jeunes qui entreprennent pour le bien commun. Anne-Sophie et Marius en sont deux magnifiques exemples :

l’un transforme les déchets plastiques en matériaux innovants pour décarboner le secteur du bâtiment,
l’autre réinvente l’accès au logement abordable pour les publics qui n’ont souvent aucune solution dans le parc privé.

Avec eux, je reviens sur leurs déclics, leurs missions personnelles, les obstacles des débuts, la puissance de l’accompagnement, leurs modèles d’impact, leurs engagements citoyens et leur vision d’un leadership authentique et positif.
Ils nous partagent aussi leurs plus grandes fiertés… et leur vision du futur, pour 2030 et au-delà.

🎧 Et pour prolonger l’inspiration, je vous recommande également :

mon échange avec Laurence Tubiana, pour comprendre comment naissent les grandes transformations collectives : https://www.jpcourtois.com/fr/podcast/fr-le-courage-du-changement-avec-laurence-tubiana
l’épisode avec Daniel Goleman, sur les compétences émotionnelles au cœur du leadership moderne : https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/optimizing-your-performance-with-emotional-intelligence-with-daniel-goleman
ma discussion avec Lucie Basch, fondatrice de Too Good To Go, pour découvrir comment elle a transformé le gaspillage alimentaire en opportunité et construit une entreprise sociale rentable grâce à l’énergie positive : https://www.jpcourtois.com/fr/podcast/fr-construire-une-entreprise-pour-un-monde-meilleur-avec-lucie-basch
et ma discussion avec Paul Hawken, qui explore comment la régénération peut devenir un nouveau modèle de société: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/paul-hawken----regenerating-the-world-one-idea-at-a-time

Cet épisode est un hommage à dix années d’engagement, d’audace et d’impact partagé.
Merci à Anne-Sophie, à Marius… et à toutes celles et ceux qui font vivre la mission de Live for Good depuis 10 ans.

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In this episode, I speak with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, global leadership expert, Thinkers50 Hall of Famer, and a pioneer of gender-balanced and age-ready organizations.

We explore her unique journey across cultures, what she’s learned from advising leaders on four continents, and why cultural and contextual awareness is now essential for anyone leading across genders, generations — and even within couples.

Avivah also shares why longevity will redefine careers, how companies can prepare for 100-year lives, and what positive leaders should focus on as AI, geopolitics, and demographics reshape the future of work.

A sharp, inspiring conversation on building more balanced, human-centered organizations.

If you enjoyed this episode, listen also to:

A Defiant Optimist Transforming Global Finance (with Durreen Shahnaz): https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/a-defiant-optimist-transforming-global-finance-with-durreen-shahnaz
Not the End of the World (with Hannah Ritchie): https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/not-the-end-of-the-world-with-hannah-ritchie
Human centric AI (with Rana el Kaliouby): https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/human-centric-ai-with-rana-el-kaliouby

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From transforming how business thinks about nature, to mapping the first global plan to reverse global warming, Paul Hawken has spent his life showing us that regeneration isn’t just possible — it’s already happening.

As the author of landmark books like The Ecology of Commerce, Natural Capitalism, Drawdown, and Regeneration, and now Carbon: The Book of Life, Paul has inspired generations of leaders to see the economy not as something separate from nature — but as part of it.

In this powerful episode, we explore how his vision has evolved from early entrepreneurship to global systems thinking — and what it truly means to lead for life in an age of crisis.

💡 In this conversation, you’ll discover:

How listening — to people, places, and the planet — became one of Paul’s most transformative leadership practices.
What it takes to move from despair to agency, and how joy can become a regenerative force.
How leaders can reframe carbon, biodiversity, and business as interconnected pathways to prosperity.
The habits and mindsets that help sustain optimism after decades of environmental work.

Throughout our dialogue, I was reminded of earlier conversations on this podcast —
👉 with Hannah Ritchie, who shared how data can fuel urgent optimism about the planet’s future: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/not-the-end-of-the-world-with-hannah-ritchie
👉 with John Elkington, whose Triple Bottom Line challenged business to account for people, planet, and profit: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/17471215-rethinking-capitalism-a-conversation-with-the-godfather-of-sustainability-with-john-elkington
👉 and with Paul Polman, who showed how courageous corporate leadership can accelerate the shift to a net-positive world: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/becoming-a-courageous-leader-with-paul-polman-ex-unilever-ceo-and-imagine-co-founder

Together, these conversations reveal a truth that Paul embodies: that regeneration begins not in policy or technology, but in perspective — in the decision to see life as our ultimate stakeholder.

🎧 Tune in to this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast to hear Paul Hawken’s extraordinary journey — and his call to all of us to answer the question he once asked graduates: “What is the Earth asking of you?”

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What if the biggest risk in leadership wasn’t failure — but success that blinds us to change?

In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I had the great pleasure of welcoming Rita McGrath, one of the world’s most influential voices on strategy and innovation. A professor at Columbia Business School and author of The End of Competitive Advantage, Discovery-Driven Growth, and Seeing Around Corners, Rita has transformed how leaders think about disruption, renewal, and adaptability.

Together, we explore how to spot inflection points before they upend your business, why discovery-driven learning is the antidote to overconfidence, and how purpose and curiosity can keep teams resilient in uncertain times. Rita also shares a warning for today’s executives: when companies rush to go fast and big in complex environments — without room to test and learn — it’s almost always a recipe for disaster.

From AI and education to human adaptability and leadership humility, this conversation will change the way you think about strategy in a world where advantage is always transient.

🎧 Listen now — and discover why I believe that good strategy isn’t about predicting the future, but about preparing to learn from it.

If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like:

Amy Edmondson – How to fail well: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/how-to-fail-well-with-amy-edmondson
Jean-Pascal Tricoire – Turning Sustainability into a Growth Engine: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/jean-pascal-tricoire-turning-sustainability-into-a-growth-engine
Sal Khan – Revolutionizing Education: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/revolutionizing-education-with-sal-khan

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In this new episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I have the pleasure of welcoming Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and former CEO of Schneider Electric.

From his humble beginnings in rural France to leading one of the world’s most influential industrial companies, Jean-Pascal’s story is one of resilience, transformation, and purpose. For nearly two decades as CEO, he reimagined Schneider Electric’s role in society — turning sustainability from a side note into a core business driver, championing digital transformation, and fostering a culture of inclusion and empowerment.

In our conversation, we explore the lessons he learned from a truly global career, the importance of empathy and cultural intelligence in leadership, and how businesses can reconcile growth with climate responsibility. Today, as Chairman, he continues to shape the company’s mission and inspire the next generation of leaders to put people and planet at the heart of performance.

🎧 I invite you to listen and discover how Jean-Pascal Tricoire embodies positive leadership — leading with vision, humility, and purpose.

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also want to listen to:

Paul Polman "Becoming a courageous leader: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/10311167-becoming-a-courageous-leader-with-paul-polman-ex-unilever-ceo-and-imagine-co-founder
Erin Meyer “Unlocking the Secrets to Leading Across Borders: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16477213-unlocking-the-secrets-to-leading-across-borders-with-erin-meyer
Indra Nooyi “Driving performance with purpose”: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14002537-driving-performance-with-purpose-with-indra-nooyi

To explore all episodes of the Positive Leadership Podcast and dive deeper into my universe of ideas, stories, and resources, I invite you to visit www.jpcourtois.com.

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In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I have the great pleasure of welcoming Gianpiero Petriglieri, one of the world’s leading voices in leadership development. A professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD, Gianpiero’s work bridges psychology, management, and education.

Trained first as a medical doctor and psychiatrist in Italy, he later reinvented himself as a leadership scholar and educator. His unique journey brings a rare depth to his teaching and research, which focus on how we lead, how we learn, and—most importantly—how we stay human in times of constant change.

We explore together:

His childhood influences and formative years in Sicily.
The lessons he carried from psychiatry into leadership education.
Why he believes leadership is not just about skills, but about “the inner work” of becoming yourself—on purpose.
How bravery, humility, and emotional courage are reshaping leadership today.
Why he describes leadership as “a kind of love”, and what that means for organizations navigating uncertainty and reinvention.

Gianpiero’s voice is poetic, deeply human, and a powerful reminder that leadership is not about perfection or performance—but about presence, purpose, and connection.

🎧 If you enjoyed this conversation, you might also like these episodes:

Amy Edmondson – How to fail well: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/how-to-fail-well-with-amy-edmondson
Mellody Hobson – Mastering Your Destiny: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/mastering-your-destiny-with-mellody-hobson
Reshma Saujani – The Power of Bravery: https://www.jpcourtois.com/podcast/the-power-of-bravery-with-reshma-saujani

And don’t forget: please rate and review the podcast on your favorite platform. Your support helps us reach even more leaders who want to create impact with meaning and humanity.

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Méditation, neurosciences et leadership spirituel

Dans cet épisode du Positive Leadership Podcast, j’ai le plaisir d’accueillir Hermès Garanger : Lama, conférencière, auteure et productrice de télévision.

À seulement 19 ans, elle est devenue la plus jeune femme Lama occidentale après une retraite spirituelle de plus de 1 000 jours. Depuis, elle a consacré plus de 30 000 heures à la méditation et plus de 25 ans à une carrière dans l’audiovisuel, réussissant à allier deux univers : la spiritualité et la production télévisuelle.

Nous parlons ensemble de son parcours unique, des enseignements tirés de ses recherches en neurosciences, et de la manière dont elle intègre la méditation dans les entreprises pour transformer le bien-être, la gestion du stress et la performance collective. Hermès partage également sa vision du rôle des femmes dans la société, de l’équilibre entre vie spirituelle et vie professionnelle, ainsi que de l’avenir de la méditation dans nos sociétés modernes.

👉 Si cet échange vous inspire, laissez-nous un avis 5⭐ et abonnez-vous pour ne manquer aucun épisode.

🔎 Pour prolonger la réflexion, découvrez aussi :

Dandapani – Sur l’art de diriger son énergie et son attention : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/12989229-improving-your-focus-with-dandapani
Daniel Goleman – Sur l’intelligence émotionnelle et le leadership : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14940410-optimizing-your-performance-with-emotional-intelligence-with-daniel-goleman
Amy Edmondson – Sur la sécurité psychologique et la performance des équipes : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15687150-how-to-fail-well-with-amy-edmondson

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In this special summer bonus episode, I want to offer you something a little different. This is a chance to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters. Leadership that goes beyond profit to create lasting impact is what drives change, and in this 40-minute episode, I’ve gathered powerful moments from past conversations on the Positive Leadership Podcast—voices that remind us how purpose-driven leadership can change the world.

You’ll hear from leaders who have used their positions to elevate society, innovate for the future, and make a lasting difference for both people and the planet. From Fábio Barbosa’s transformation of corporate culture to Durreen Shahnaz’s pioneering work with the first Social Stock Exchange, from John Elkington’s early advocacy for sustainability to Laurence Tubiana’s critical role in securing the Paris Agreement—each story highlights how leadership with purpose can ignite change.

I hope this episode inspires you to take time not just to relax this summer, but to also reconnect with your own leadership purpose. Thank you for being part of this Positive Leadership community, and enjoy the episode.

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In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, we sit down with John Elkington, the trailblazing thinker who coined the concept of the Triple Bottom Line and helped shape the global sustainability agenda for over four decades.

From his early influences to his latest provocations like Green Swans and Tickling Sharks, John shares his journey, his frameworks, and his vision for a future where business becomes a force for regeneration—not just resilience.

What does it take to lead systemic change?
Why did he “recall” the Triple Bottom Line?
And how do we tickle the sharks—aka the world’s most powerful institutions—into shifting course?

A powerful, thoughtful, and sometimes surprising conversation with one of the world’s most influential sustainability voices.

💬 If you enjoy this episode, you may also like:

Becoming a courageous leader (with Paul Polman, ex-Unilever CEO and IMAGINE Co-Founder): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/10311167-becoming-a-courageous-leader-with-paul-polman-ex-unilever-ceo-and-imagine-co-founder
Not the End of the World (with Hannah Ritchie): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15848278-not-the-end-of-the-world-with-hannah-ritchie
[FR] Le courage du changement (avec Laurence Tubiana): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16090358-fr-le-courage-du-changement-avec-laurence-tubiana

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Back by popular demand! 🎧
In this new conversation, Michael Bungay Stanier—author of The Coaching Habit, The Advice Trap, and How to Begin—returns to the podcast to go deeper than ever before.

With his signature mix of warmth, clarity, and wit, MBS and Jean-Philippe Courtois explore:

💡 How to lead with less control and more curiosity
🔥 Why “being lazy” is a radical act of trust and growth
🎯 The difference between SMART goals… and worthy goals
🧠 What neuroscience teaches us about emotional connection, change, and resilience
🌍 And how to serve something greater than yourself—while letting go of control

This episode isn’t just for coaches—it’s for anyone navigating meaningful transformation, in life or at work.

🎧 Listen now.

More inspiration? Check out these related episodes:

Dr. Caroline Leaf – on rewiring your brain for clarity, emotional regulation & growth: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15018482-managing-your-mind-with-dr-caroline-leaf
- Pete Carroll – Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks, on Learning to ‘always compete’: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9268299-learning-to-always-compete-with-pete-carroll-seattle-seahawks-head-coach
Charles Duhigg on The Power of Habit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16315344-the-power-of-habit-with-charles-duhigg

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Et si le pouvoir de transformer notre système alimentaire se trouvait… dans notre caddie ?

Dans cet épisode du Positive Leadership Podcast, je reçois Nicolas Chabanne, fondateur de C’est qui le Patron ?!, la "marque du consommateur" qui a redonné du pouvoir à des millions de citoyens pour mieux rémunérer les producteurs.

Avec honnêteté et conviction, Nicolas revient sur son parcours atypique, son engagement en faveur d’une consommation solidaire, et sa volonté de faire de l’agriculture une grande cause nationale. Ensemble, nous abordons :

Comment les consommateurs peuvent soutenir les agriculteurs en orientant leurs choix d’achat,
Pourquoi il a cédé toutes ses actions à une fondation pour préserver l’indépendance du projet,
Le sens du leadership collectif et les défis d’une économie plus juste.

Une conversation qui réconcilie valeurs, action concrète et espoir.

🎙 À écouter aussi :

Albert Moukheiber – Savoir déjouer les pièges de son cerveau ? https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15768633-fr-savoir-dejouer-les-pieges-de-son-cerveau-avec-albert-moukheiber
Florent Menegaux – I’m Michelin: making every individual matter
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16252992-i-m-michelin-making-every-individual-matter-with-florent-menegaux
Boyan Slat – Leading an ocean clean-up https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/13329790-leading-an-ocean-clean-up-with-boyan-slat

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In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Fabio Barbosa, one of Brazil’s most respected business leaders and a true pioneer in purpose-driven leadership.

From transforming Banco Real into a sustainability leader to his work at Natura &Co—one of the world’s largest B Corps—Fabio has consistently shown that it’s not only possible but essential to align profit with positive impact.

We talked about his deep-rooted belief that business must serve society, his vision for regeneration in the Amazon, and the power of diversity in improving decision-making.

🎧 In this conversation, we cover:

The early experiences that shaped Fabio’s leadership values
How he brought social and environmental priorities into the heart of banking
Natura’s bold commitment to forest preservation and community empowerment in the Amazon
What it means to be a B Corp at scale—and how it changes the way you lead
Why diversity drives better business decisions
And his message for the next generation of positive leaders

I left this conversation full of energy and inspiration—and I’m sure you will too.

If you enjoyed this episode, I invite you to listen to:

Laurence Tubiana, on building global climate alliances and leading with purpose: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16090358-fr-le-courage-du-changement-avec-laurence-tubiana
Daniel Goleman, on the power of emotional intelligence in leadership: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14940410-optimizing-your-performance-with-emotional-intelligence-with-daniel-goleman
Jeff Raikes, on long-term thinking and transforming systems for good: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16177556-special-100th-episode-a-journey-of-leadership-and-giving-back-with-jeff-raikes

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This week on the Positive Leadership Podcast, I amjoined by Professor Durreen Shahnaz, a pioneering social entrepreneur, impact investor, and relentless advocate for women’s empowerment.

From growing up in a post-war Bangladesh to becoming the first Bangladeshi woman on Wall Street, Durreen’s journey defies conventions. She left investment banking to join Grameen Bank, and went on to found Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)—home to the world’s first social stock exchange and the groundbreaking Women’s Livelihood Bond.

In this powerful conversation, Durreen shares:

How her upbringing shaped her belief in using finance for good
What it means to be a defiant optimist in a system built for exclusion
The bold vision behind IIX and the practical ways it's transforming lives across the Global South
How young leaders can challenge the status quo and lead with purpose

Durreen’s work has shifted the paradigm of global finance—proving that profit and purpose can coexist, and that real change comes from the margins.

🎙️ Want more inspiring stories of courageous leadership and positive change?
Check out these standout episodes:

Indra Nooyi – Driving performance with purpose: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14002537-driving-performance-with-purpose-with-indra-nooyi
Hannah Ritchie – Not the End of the World: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15848278-not-the-end-of-the-world-with-hannah-ritchie
Daniel Goleman – Optimizing your performance with emotional intelligence: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14940410-optimizing-your-performance-with-emotional-intelligence-with-daniel-goleman

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Barbara Martin Coppola, former CEO of Decathlon, joins us for a powerful conversation on what it means to lead with purpose in today’s fast-changing world.

From her early career in tech at Google and Samsung to leading IKEA's digital transformation and then guiding Decathlon through cultural and strategic reinvention, Barbara shares the lessons she’s learned across continents, industries, and leadership roles.

In this episode, we explore:

How to navigate and inspire across cultures
What it takes to transform a legacy brand into a global innovation powerhouse
The mindset needed to embed sustainability and impact into business strategy
Her personal leadership principles shaped by experiences in 8 countries

🎧 If you enjoy this episode, you might also like:

Jesper Brodin (CEO of Ingka/IKEA) - Learning to embrace risk: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/13835787-learning-to-embrace-risk-with-jesper-brodin
Hubert Joly (former CEO of Best Buy) - Libérer la magie humaine pour réussir: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/10861128-fr-liberer-la-magie-humaine-pour-reussir-avec-hubert-joly
Whitney Johnson: Growing through personal disruption: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/10797020-growing-through-personal-disruption-with-whitney-johnson

Tune in for a masterclass in global leadership, reinvention, and impact.

▶️ Listen now on your favorite podcast platform.

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In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I sit down with Rana el Kaliouby, AI scientist, entrepreneur, investor and thought leader in the field of artificial emotional intelligence.

From growing up in Cairo to studying at MIT and co-founding Affectiva, Rana has spent her career bridging the gap between human emotions and technology. Today, as Deputy CEO at Smart Eye and founder of the ethical AI venture fund Blue Tulip, she continues to champion a more empathetic, inclusive, and human-centered approach to innovation.

Together, they explore:

Why emotional intelligence matters more than ever in today’s AI-driven world
How leaders can foster trust, diversity, and belonging through empathy
What it means to be a humanist in a digital age

Rana’s story is one of bold vision, resilience, and a deep belief in technology as a force for good.

🎧 Tune in for a conversation that will inspire you to lead with both head and heart.

You might also enjoy these episodes:

Finding meaning in your work (with Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/8966432-finding-meaning-in-your-work-with-satya-nadella-microsoft-ceo
Empowering people with AI (with Kevin Scott): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14764673-empowering-people-with-ai-with-kevin-scott
Optimizing your performance with emotional intelligence (with Daniel Goleman): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14940410-optimizing-your-performance-with-emotional-intelligence-with-daniel-goleman

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This episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast is truly special—for two reasons.

First, Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking five decades of innovation, transformation, and leadership in the tech industry.

Second, on a personal level, this milestone resonates deeply with me. Having spent 40 years at Microsoft, I have witnessed firsthand the incredible journey of this company, the people who shaped it, and the leadership lessons that continue to inspire me today.

To mark the occasion, I am honored to welcome Steve Ballmer—a true legend, former CEO of Microsoft, and one of the most passionate, energetic leaders I’ve ever had the chance to work with.

In this episode, Steve shares:
✅ His first encounter with Bill Gates and the early days of Microsoft
✅ The legendary IBM-MS-DOS deal that changed everything
✅ What it was like leading one of the world’s most influential companies
✅ His transition to owning the LA Clippers and his vision for social impact in the U.S.

Expect a conversation full of energy, laughter, and powerful insights on leadership, resilience, and the future of technology.

🎧 Don’t miss this special episode!

I also encourage you to (re)discover those past great episodes:

Finding meaning in your work (with Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/8966432-finding-meaning-in-your-work-with-satya-nadella-microsoft-ceo
Unlocking the Secrets to Leading Across Borders (with Erin Meyer): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16477213-unlocking-the-secrets-to-leading-across-borders-with-erin-meyer
I’m Michelin: making every individual matter (with Florent Menegaux): https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16252992-i-m-michelin-making-every-individual-matter-with-florent-menegaux

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Dans cet épisode, je reçois Natacha Calestrémé, écrivaine, réalisatrice et experte en bien-être émotionnel et énergétique. Son livre La Clé de votre énergie a aidé des milliers de personnes à surmonter leurs blocages émotionnels et à retrouver leur alignement personnel et professionnel.

🔎 Au programme :
✔️ Pourquoi notre énergie influence nos décisions et nos relations
✔️ Comment les émotions non exprimées impactent notre entourage
✔️ L’importance de l’attention et de la concentration dans notre bien-être
✔️ L’intelligence émotionnelle et son rôle clé dans un leadership positif
✔️ Des pratiques concrètes pour mieux gérer son stress et son énergie

🎧 Un épisode inspirant pour celles et ceux qui veulent mieux comprendre leur propre fonctionnement émotionnel et apprendre à utiliser leur énergie pour avoir un impact positif.

📌 Épisodes recommandés pour approfondir ces sujets :

Optimizing your performance with emotional intelligence (with Daniel Goleman) : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14940410-optimizing-your-performance-with-emotional-intelligence-with-daniel-goleman
Improving your focus (with Dandapani) : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/12989229-improving-your-focus-with-dandapani

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What if the biggest overlooked global health challenge was something as simple as… vision?

In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, we sit down with James Chen, a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and global changemaker on a mission to provide vision correction to over a billion people who need it. Through his groundbreaking Clearly campaign and the Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation, James has pioneered an approach he calls moonshot philanthropy—taking bold risks to solve pressing social issues, with a focus on education and sight.

James’s story is a masterclass in purpose-driven leadership, proving that vision—both literal and metaphorical—can change the world.

📌 Want more insights on bold leadership and impact? Check out these episodes:

Laurence Tubiana – The Courage to Drive Change: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16090358-fr-le-courage-du-changement-avec-laurence-tubiana
Fred Swaniker – Developing the Next Generation of African Leaders: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15271706-developing-the-next-generation-of-african-leaders-with-fred-swaniker
Jacqueline Novogratz – Investing in Change Through Patient Capital: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14404175-building-a-better-world-together-with-jacqueline-novogratz

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Curiosity is more than just asking questions—it’s a mindset that can break barriers, foster empathy, and fuel innovation. In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I sit down with Scott Shigeoka, a leading expert on curiosity and the author of Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World.

Scott shares how deep curiosity can help us connect with others across differences, navigate uncertainty with resilience, and unlock new opportunities for growth—both in leadership and in life. From personal stories to practical tools, this conversation will inspire you to cultivate curiosity as a leadership superpower.

🚀 Want more insights on transformational leadership? Don’t miss these episodes:
🎙 Dorie Clark on long-term thinking and reinvention: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15190709-reinventing-yourself-with-dorie-clark

🎙 Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence and leadership: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14940410-optimizing-your-performance-with-emotional-intelligence-with-daniel-goleman

🎙 Laurence Tubiana on shaping global change: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16090358-fr-le-courage-du-changement-avec-laurence-tubiana

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What does it mean to be an engaged citizen and a positive leader? Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, has dedicated his career to answering this question. Through his work, he empowers individuals to embrace civic leadership, take action, and shape a stronger, more inclusive democracy.

In this episode, Eric shares how leadership isn’t just about positions of power—it’s about participation, influence, and impact. He explores how everyday actions can foster a culture of engagement, why citizenship is a muscle we must exercise, and what leaders can do to inspire civic responsibility in their communities.

Listen to this insightful conversation with JP and discover how you, too, can lead with purpose and engagement. For more leadership wisdom, revisit these inspiring episodes:

🎙 Daniel Goleman – The power of emotional intelligence in leadership: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14123019

🎙 Hannah Ritchie – Data-driven optimism for a sustainable future: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15534568

🎙 Laurence Tubiana – Leading the fight against climate change: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15270149

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When Erin Meyer set out to explore how cultural differences impact leadership and communication, she uncovered profound insights that have transformed the way global leaders connect, collaborate, and succeed. Her groundbreaking book The Culture Map and her work at INSEAD have made her one of the world's leading experts on cultural intelligence and effective teamwork.

In this episode, Erin shares her invaluable lessons on bridging cultural divides, fostering trust, and encouraging positive leadership – with empathy in a complex, interconnected world. She also uncovers the “No rules rules” underpinning of Netflix culture

Listen to the latest episode with JP to discover how to unlock the power to leading with empathy across the world– and revisit JP’s conversations with these inspiring leaders for even more insights:

Kim Cameron: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15008924
Hannah Ritchie: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15534568
Daniel Goleman: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14123019
Laurence Tubiana: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15270149

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In this insightful episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Marc Schulz, co-author of The Good Life and Associate Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development—the world’s longest scientific study on happiness. Together, we explore the profound impact of relationships on happiness, health, and leadership.

Marc shares key findings from the Harvard Study, shedding light on why meaningful connections are the cornerstone of well-being and how leaders can foster stronger relationships in increasingly hybrid and digital workplaces.

We also discuss the collaborative journey behind The Good Life, written with Robert Waldinger, and dive into actionable strategies for cultivating positive leadership. Marc’s insights will inspire you to rethink how you lead, live, and connect with others.

Looking for more inspiration?

Check out my conversation with Hannah Ritchie on Data-Driven Optimism for Our Future: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15848278-not-the-end-of-the-world-with-hannah-ritchie
Or my episode with Albert Moukheiber on The Neuroscience of Positive Leadership: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15768633-fr-savoir-dejouer-les-pieges-de-son-cerveau-avec-albert-moukheiber

Watch this inspiring episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G8LGUZkyPAU

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In this captivating episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I’m thrilled to welcome Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicator. Together, we dive, among other topics, into the science of habits, exploring how small behavioral changes can drive transformative leadership and fuel long-term success.

Charles shares actionable insights on building better routines, fostering resilience, and creating a culture of innovation—essential tools for any positive leader aiming to inspire growth and impact.

Looking for more inspiration?

Listen to my conversation with Jeff Raikes, former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Combining Leadership and Philanthropy with Jeff Raikes
Or my discussion with Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer: Empowering People with AI

Watch this inspiring episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rfafXs07lWY

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In this inspiring episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I’m joined by a leader who has redefined what it means to innovate in the world of industry and sustainability—Florent Menegaux, CEO of Michelin.

Over the years, he has climbed the ranks to become a transformative leader, steering the company toward a bold vision: achieving 100% sustainable tire production by 2050. Under his guidance, Michelin has evolved far beyond tire manufacturing, positioning itself as a global leader in sustainable mobility.

Florent’s leadership is rooted in a deep commitment to innovation, environmental responsibility, and ethical practices. In today’s episode, we delve into his visionary approach to transformation, exploring how he balances business growth with sustainability and how his leadership principles inspire positive impact across the globe.

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion about the future of sustainable mobility, ethical leadership, and the power of transformation.

Also, don’t miss this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1-sRFMRUJHY

Interested in similar episodes with other visionary leaders?

Tune in to my conversation with Jeff Raikes, former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Combining Leadership and Philanthropy with Jeff Raikes - https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16177556-special-100th-episode-a-journey-of-leadership-and-giving-back-with-jeff-raikes
Or my discussion with Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer: Empowering People with AI - https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14764673-empowering-people-with-ai-with-kevin-scott

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In this milestone episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I’m joined by someone who has had a profound influence on my career and personal growth—Jeff Raikes. Jeff and I share a deep connection, having both spent significant time at Microsoft, where he became a legendary manager and mentor to me.

From his early days at Microsoft in 1981 to his pivotal role as President of the Business Division, Jeff’s leadership has been integral to the company's success. Beyond his Microsoft career, Jeff is known for his extraordinary philanthropic work. As the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and co-founder of the Raikes Foundation with his wife Tricia, he has made a lasting impact in youth development, education, and addressing youth homelessness.

In today’s conversation, we dive into the principles of leadership that have guided Jeff throughout his career and explore how his commitment to making the world a better place continues to drive his work.

Tune in for an insightful discussion on leadership, giving back, and the power of making a lasting difference.

Interested in other similar episodes with great positive leaders?

Don’t miss my conversation with Yoshito Hori, founder of GLOBIS Corporation, GLOBIS University, and GLOBIS Capital Partners: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/16010088-combining-purpose-and-entrepreneurship-for-japan-s-future-with-yoshito-hori

Or with Kevin Scott, Microsoft's chief technology officer: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14764673-empowering-people-with-ai-with-kevin-scott

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Quand une économiste, universitaire et diplomate devient l'une des figures incontournables de la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique... C’est le parcours exceptionnel de Laurence Tubiana, pionnière de la politique environnementale mondiale et aujourd’hui Présidente de la Fondation Européenne pour le Climat, et l’une des architectes de l’Accord de Paris, un moment historique. Laurence nous dévoile d’ailleurs dans cet épisode quelques secrets qui ont permis d’aboutir à cette signature en 2015.

Née à Oran en Algérie et rapatriée en France à l’âge de 11 ans, Laurence a su imposer une vision forte et engagée sur la scène internationale, avec toujours des qualités indéniables d’empathie.

Alors que la COP 29 s'ouvre en Azerbaïdjan, revenons aux racines du moment le plus marquant de l’histoire des COP, l’Accord de Paris.

Plongez dans cet échange inspirant avec Laurence Tubiana dans le nouvel épisode du podcast Positive Leadership.

Pour d’autres épisodes marquants, mettant en avant le parcours de personnes engagées, je vous recommande également :

Devenez l'entrepreneur de votre vie (avec Hapsatou Sy) :https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15309023-devenez-l-entrepreneur-de-votre-vie-avec-hapsatou-sy
Lancer une entreprise à mission (avec Pierre Dubuc) :https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9146427-fr-lancer-une-entreprise-a-mission-avec-pierre-dubuc-cofounder-and-ceo-openclassrooms
Leading an ocean clean-up (with Boyan Slat) :https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/13329790-leading-an-ocean-clean-up-with-boyan-slat
Faire en sorte que chaque jour compte (avec Matthieu Stefani) :https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/14318713-fr-faire-en-sorte-que-chaque-jour-compte-avec-matthieu-stefani

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...What a challenge, right?

In this episode of the Positive Leadership Podcast, I sit down with Yoshito Hori, one of Japan’s most visionary leaders in business and education.
As the founder of GLOBIS Corporation, GLOBIS University, and GLOBIS Capital Partners, Yoshito shares how he's pioneering a future-focused model of positive leadership.

We discuss his journey, his mission to inspire change, and his invaluable advice: believe in your own potential to drive meaningful impact.
Don’t miss this inspiring conversation!

Want to hear other inspiring conversations with prominent leaders? I encourage you to listen to my episode with Bill George “Finding your True North”: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/11276524-finding-your-true-north-with-bill-george
Or my discussion with Doug Conant, former president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company and founder of ConantLeadership, about his incredible leadership journey: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/13160043-guiding-others-towards-greatness-with-doug-conant

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Quand l’idée d’un pharmacien bordelais prend vie dans les vignes avant de devenir une incroyable success story internationale… C’est la belle histoire de Mathilde Thomas, co-fondatrice de Caudalie et récemment honorée du premier prix #SKEMA Leadership Award pour son parcours exceptionnel.

Plongez dans une épopée au cœur de la vigne, de la beauté et de la longévité, dans le dernier épisode du podcast Positive Leadership.

Pour d’autres échanges passionnants avec d’anciens invités, je vous encourage à écouter :

Devenez l'entrepreneur de votre vie (avec Hapsatou Sy) : https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15309023-devenez-l-entrepreneur-de-votre-vie-avec-hapsatou-sy
Lancer une entreprise à mission (avec Pierre Dubuc Cofounder and CEO OpenClassrooms) : https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/9146427-fr-lancer-une-entreprise-a-mission-avec-pierre-dubuc-cofounder-and-ceo-openclassrooms
Leading an ocean clean-up (with Boyan Slat) : https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/13329790-leading-an-ocean-clean-up-with-boyan-slat
Faire en sorte que chaque jour compte (avec Matthieu Stefani) : https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14318713-fr-faire-en-sorte-que-chaque-jour-compte-avec-matthieu-stefani

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"Not the end of the world”... Today’s guest, Hannah Ritchie, a brilliant researcher, author, and environmental scientist, embodies what it means to be genuinely optimistic about the future of our planet.

As Head of Research at Our World in Data, Hannah has made a global impact with her data-driven approach to tackling critical issues like sustainability, climate change, and food systems. She has an extraordinary talent for breaking down complex scientific topics, making them accessible and engaging for a wider audience—a skill that’s more crucial than ever in raising awareness and driving change.

Her recent book, Not the End of the World, highlights her unwavering belief that despite all the doom and gloom, we can indeed be the first generation to create a truly sustainable future. This episode is packed with inspiration, insights, and a refreshing dose of optimism you won’t want to miss!

I had the chance to receive other young guests who do make a change towards a better planet. For instance, I highly recommend you listen to my episode with Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/13329790-leading-an-ocean-clean-up-with-boyan-slat
Or my discussion with Lucie Basch, the entrepreneur behind Too Good To Go, an app designed to combat food waste by connecting users with surplus food from restaurants, cafes, and grocery stores: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/13074476-fr-construire-une-entreprise-pour-un-monde-meilleur-avec-lucie-basch

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L’IA, la course au succès, l'« éloge de l'échec » parfois hypocrite, l’enfance dans un pays en guerre, les études parfois peu passionnantes avant de trouver sa voie… Dans l’épisode d’aujourd’hui, Albert Moukheiber, jeune psychologue clinicien et neuroscientifique né au Liban, s’exprime sans langue de bois et affirme un point de vue honnête, tout sauf naïf, sur la psychologie, la positivité et l’esprit critique.

Une vraie bulle de bonheur et d’inspiration.

Pour d’autres échanges passionnants avec d’anciens invités, je vous encourage à écouter :

La science du leadership efficace (avec Dr Nadia Medjad) : https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/12444749-fr-la-science-du-leadership-efficace-avec-dr-nadia-medjad
Managing your mind (with Dr. Caroline Leaf) : https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15018482-managing-your-mind-with-dr-caroline-leaf
How to fail well (with Amy Edmondson) :
https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/15687150-how-to-fail-well-with-amy-edmondson

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“Failure is not an option”, “success is key”… Have you often heard those types of “encouragements” from coaches, parents, teachers or your boss?

Yet, who has never failed?

And more importantly, isn’t it counter-productive to deny failure?

Today, I am glad to share a different and much more efficient conception as I received Amy Edmondson in the podcast as she just launched her new book “Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well”.

My discussion with her echoed the episode with Dorie Clark onthe concept of “Reinventing yourself”. You can find it here: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/15190709-reinventing-yourself-with-dorie-clark

I can't help but think of my episode with Jesper Brodin, CEO of Ingka Group | IKEA. During our conversation, we explored the question, 'How do you create a culture that empowers people to take risks?' It's available here: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/13835787-learning-to-embrace-risk-with-jesper-brodin

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Summer is here… This is a time when the world slows down, offering us the perfect opportunity to relax and rejuvenate. But I truly believe it’s also the ideal moment to reset our minds as well as our bodies. And both can be reached through one beautiful summer activity: laziness.

While we often acknowledge that taking pauses can make us more efficient, we frequently forget to practice this in our daily lives. You know it, I know it, and many great minds have expressed the profound benefits of idleness.

So here's a special summer episode full of references, advice, and testimonies from my previous guests to help you achieve your summer objective: dare to be lazy!

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Si vous parvenez à cultiver votre force de caractère, vous pouvez prendre votre destin en main et devenir l'entrepreneur de votre propre vie.

JP's dernière invitée, Hapsatou Sy, est l'expression parfaite d'une self-made woman. Entrepreneuse de renom et présentatrice dans les médias, elle a créé des entreprises dans divers secteurs afin de permettre aux femmes de prendre leur destin en main.

Cet épisode regorge d'idées et de conseils inspirants. À écouter dès maintenant.

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Culture matters. It matters in the way you shape it, in the way you make it real, in the way you embody it. It affects your performance and the performance of everyone around you.

JP’s guest this week, Dr. Mary Murphy, is a social psychologist at both Stanford University and Indiana University Bloomington, and a protégé of Carol Dweck. In her new book, Cultures of Growth, she shows us how to create and sustain a growth mindset in the culture of any organization.

Listen now to learn about the practical approaches we can use to transform work culture.

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Fred Swaniker believes Africa will struggle to move forward without more positive leaders working for the greater good.

That's why he's committed to developing the next generation of trailblazing African leaders. Through the African Leadership Group and Sand Technologies, Fred hopes to train 3 million leaders by 2035 who can help tackle the root causes of some of the continent's most enduring problems.

Listen to the latest Positive Leadership podcast episode now and don't forget to subscribe to catch every episode.

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When she was laid off from her job as a reporter, Dorie Clark promised herself that she would never let herself be in the same situation again. She set out to reinvent herself, to define what made her special, and what she had to offer the world.

Today, Dorie shares her lessons on reinvention around the world, as an educator at Columbia Business School and Duke University and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

Listen to the latest episode with JP to learn how to reinvent yourself – and catch up with JP’s conversations with the guests mentioned in this week's episode here:

Whitney Johnson: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/10797020-growing-through-personal-disruption-with-whitney-johnson
Jacqueline Novogratz: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14404175-building-a-better-world-together-with-jacqueline-novogratz
Paul Polman https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/10311167-becoming-a-courageous-leader-with-paul-polman-ex-unilever-ceo-and-imagine-co-founder
Tony Elumelu: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/12532656-democratizing-opportunity-with-tony-elumelu

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Les grands leaders font preuve preuve de curiosité, de créativité et de discipline.

Le pionnier de la gastronomie moléculaire Thierry Marx en est l'expression parfaite. Son parcours de pratiquant d'arts martiaux, de chef étoilé et son engagement social inspirent profondément son approche de la vie et du leadership.

Écoutez le podcast et pour en savoir plus sur les invités mentionnés dans l'épisode de cette semaine, cliquez ici:

Betrand Piccard: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14487275-fr-naviguer-vers-l-avenir-avec-bertrand-piccard
Bill George: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/11276524-finding-your-true-north-with-bill-george

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If we want to do well in life, we need to find practical ways to manage our stress, anxiety, and toxic thinking.

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist and mental health expert who has developed a powerful five-step method for doing just that.

Listen to the latest episode with JP, to learn more about Caroline’s teachings on self-awareness and self-improvement for successful leadership.

Catch up with JP’s conversations with the guests mentioned in this week's episode here:

Dandapani https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/12989229-improving-your-focus-with-dandapani
Doug Conant https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/13160043-guiding-others-towards-greatness-with-doug-conant
Barbara Fredrickson https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/9437036-understanding-love-and-positivity-in-leadership-with-dr-barbara-fredrickson
Martin Seligman:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14222224-paving-the-way-to-positivity-with-dr-martin-seligman
Kim Cameron: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/10627686-generating-positive-energy-as-a-leader-with-kim-cameron

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Positive Leadership starts with yourself and moves outwards in a ripple effect, building momentum and driving change as it goes.

In the final lesson of the 9 Powers of Positive Leadership series, JP considers the point where the ripple is at its widest, and your actions impact the greatest number of people. Featuring insights from Bill Drayton, Paul Polman, and Rana Dajani, this episode is about building change at scale.

If this is your first time joining, head back to Lesson 1 and work your way from there! And you can catch up on the conversations with the guests referenced in this episode here:

Being a changemaker with Bill Drayton: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/10470937-being-a-changemaker-with-bill-drayton-ashoka-founder-and-ceo
Becoming a courageous leader with Paul Polman: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/10311167-becoming-a-courageous-leader-with-paul-polman-ex-unilever-ceo-and-imagine-co-founder
Thriving Through Reading with Rana Dajani: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/12161222-thriving-through-reading-with-rana-dajani

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In today’s workplace, emotional intelligence is a must-have skill. Unlike IQ, it is something you can learn and develop.

In this episode, JP speaks to Daniel Goleman, psychologist and bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence, about his new book Optimal: How to Sustain Excellence Every Day.

This episode is packed with practical tools and techniques to help you develop your EQ and improve your performance. Listen now - and you can catch up with JP’s conversations with the guests mentioned in this week's episode here:

Martin Seligman:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14222224-paving-the-way-to-positivity-with-dr-martin-seligman
Kim Cameron: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/10627686-generating-positive-energy-as-a-leader-with-kim-cameron
Angela Duckworth: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14677055-the-power-of-grit-with-angela-duckworth

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It takes courage to stand for something, to go beyond yourself in service of people and the planet

In Lesson 8 of the 9 Powers of Positive Leadership, JP shares practical tips to help you develop your purpose mindset and find your way into impact from three positive leaders who know what this takes, Akhtar Badshah, Jacqueline Novogratz, and Indra Nooyi - listen now!

If you haven't listened already, you can catch up on JP's conversations with this week's featured guests in full here:

Akhtar Badshah: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/9512920-activating-purpose-mindsets-with-akhtar-badshah
Jacqueline Novogratz: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14404175-building-a-better-world-together-with-jacqueline-novogratz
Indra Nooyi: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14002537-driving-performance-with-purpose-with-indra-nooyi

If you're looking for more insights on finding your way into impact, JP recommends listening to his conversations with:

Angeline Murimirwa: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14173700-unlocking-human-potential-through-mentorship-with-angeline-murimirwa
Rana Dajani: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/12161222-thriving-through-reading-with-rana-dajani
Reshma Saujani: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/12067940-the-power-of-bravery-with-reshma-saujani
Nandan Nilekani: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/13663342-achieving-ambitious-goals-with-nandan-nilekani
And for French speakers, Élisabeth Moreno: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14085690-fr-realiser-l-impossible-avec-elisabeth-moreno

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Que veut dire "diriger comme un chef d'orchestre" ?

De Danone au Ministère du Travail, l'invitée de JP dans l'épisode de cette semaine du Positive Leadership podcast, Muriel Pénicaud est une chef d'entreprise, une diplomate et une politicienne hors pair, connue pour sa capacité à réunir le social et l'économique en une parfaite harmonie.

Écoutez le podcast.

Pour en savoir plus sur les invités mentionnés dans l'épisode de cette semaine, cliquez ici:

Elisabeth Moreno https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/14085690-fr-realiser-l-impossible-avec-elisabeth-moreno
Lucie Basch https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/13074476-fr-construire-une-entreprise-pour-un-monde-meilleur-avec-lucie-basch
Pierre Dubuc https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/9146427-fr-lancer-une-entreprise-a-mission-avec-pierre-dubuc-cofounder-and-ceo-openclassrooms
Sal Khan https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/12348288-revolutionizing-education-with-sal-khan

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How can you create the change you want to see in the world?

In lesson 7 of 9 Powers of Positive Leadership, JP shares insights from Boyan Slat, CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green and Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia, that will help you to grow your social and environmental consciousness.

To hear the full episodes of each of these guests, you can click the links below:

Boyan Slat: https://thepositiveleadershippodcast.buzzsprout.com/1798971/13329790
Cheryl Dorsey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/10674461
Vincent Stanley: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1798971/episodes/9192445

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As Microsoft's chief technology officer, JP's guest on this week's episode of the #PositiveLeadership podcast thinks deeply about how technology can impact people's lives and benefit everyone.

Host of the Behind the Tech podcast and author of Reprogramming the American Dream, JP talks to Kevin Scott, who takes us on a journey from rural Virginia to changing the world with AI.

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Positive leaders help others find meaning and purpose in their work. To do this, they need to build authentic, positive connections with people at every level.

In lesson 6 of the 9 Powers of Positive Leadership, JP explores why positive communication is so important and shares some practical tips you can bring to your daily interactions.

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We all face challenges and setbacks at different times. One thing that helps us bounce back from these setbacks and adversities is grit.

This week, JP talks to Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, to get a better understanding of grit, motivation and how we can help ourselves and others stay focused on our goals to reach our potential.

Listen now.

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Coaching isn’t about “fixing” people; it’s about bringing out the best of people and focusing on the work that matters most.

In Lesson 5 of the 9 Powers of Positive Leadership, JP shares tips and tricks from some of the world’s best coaches to help you become more of a coach-like leader.

And if you want to learn more about JP's leadership journey at Microsoft, download the award-winning London Business School case study by Herminia Ibarra and Adam Jones: https://publishing.london.edu/cases/jean-philippe-courtois-at-microsoft-global-sales-marketing-and-operations-empowering-digital-success/

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Positive leaders understand that talking less and listening more can foster genuine connections and drive meaningful change.

For this special podcast episode, JP explores the transformative power of deep listening, with practical tips and advice from his podcast guests to help you build your practice.

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As a leader, understanding your influence enables you to nurture a sense of community and motivate others to achieve their full potential.

In Lesson 4 of the ‘9 Powers of Positive Leadership,’ JP gathers three simple techniques to help you to motivate others and nurture meaningful connections.

Listen now.

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Dans l'épisode de cette semaine du podcast Positive Leadership, JP s'entretient avec le légendaire écologiste, pionnier de l'aviation et « hérétique » comme il se décrit lui-même, Bertrand Piccard.

Le tour du monde en ballon sans escale réalisé par Bertrand en 1999 a été le plus long jamais enregistré et c'est un défi qu'il relèvera bientôt, cette fois-ci à l'aide d'hydrogène.

Ensemble, ils explorent comment, en changeant notre vision du monde, nous pouvons créer notre propre avenir.

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Most of us procrastinate, feel guilty about it and criticize ourselves for it. And yet we still do it.

In lesson three of the ‘9 Lessons of Positive Leadership’ JP wants to help you take back control of your day.

Listen now for tips to help you commit to action and stay on track.

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As founder and CEO of nonprofit venture fund, Acumen, JP’s latest guest, Jacqueline Novogratz, is a visionary leader who has dedicated her career to connecting with people to build a better, more just world.

Jacqueline’s remarkable journey from Wall Street to the front lines of social entrepreneurship is a captivating story filled with great wisdom – listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe.

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Are you a positive energizer?

If not, don’t worry, you can become one. On the latest episode of the 9 Powers of Positive Leadership, JP shares 5 proven techniques from his guests that you can use to generate positive energy.

Listen now and unlock your true potential. Your future self will thank you!

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Serial entrepreneur et animateur vedette du podcast Génération Do It Yourself, Matthieu Stefani est un leader dont l'incroyable appétit pour la vie l'a amené à explorer comment nous pouvons nous donner les moyens de réaliser de grandes choses.

Inspirez-vous de ses techniques pour activer votre état d'esprit de startuper dans le dernier épisode du podcast Positive Leadership.

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Welcome to a brand new bitesize podcast series, the 9 Powers of Positive Leadership.

With insights from world-renowned coaches, positive psychologists, and purpose-driven leaders, JP will take you step-by-step through the nine key behaviors that will energize and inspire you to achieve success for yourself, others and the world.

We start with actionable insights for Building Self-Confidence - listen now.

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25 years ago, at a time when the dominant focus in psychology was on mental illness, pathology, and dysfunction, Dr. Martin Seligman felt that psychology shouldn’t only be about fixing problems but about enabling individuals and communities to flourish.

He is widely regarded as the founding father of positive psychology, and someone whose work JP has drawn upon throughout his career to build his positive mindset and create environments where people can thrive.

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There's no substitute for lived experience, and Angeline Murimirwa as CEO of the Campaign for Female Education, CAMFED, is an incredible role model for the network of young African women she mentors and supports.

On the latest episode of the podcast, JP speaks with her about the principles and practicalities of collective leadership, and how the game-changing model of sisterhood is breaking the cycle of poverty.

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Élisabeth Moreno est un exemple vivant de l'expression « ce qui ne vous tue pas vous rend plus fort ».

Son incroyable carrière, de cadre supérieur chez Hewlett Packard au gouvernement français, a coché toutes les cases de l'impossible.

Apprenez à développer votre confiance en vous avec Élisabeth et JP dans le dernier épisode en français du podcast Positive Leadership.

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Indra Nooyi, the former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, is one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time.

She shattered the glass ceiling of corporate America and wrote many of the rules of behavior along the way.

Learn about her distinctive leadership mindset on the latest episode of the Positive Leadership podcast with JP.

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Des coachs aux neuroscientifiques, des entrepreneurs sociaux aux PDG animés d'une vision, les invités de JP aux épisodes francophones du podcast #PositiveLeadership ont été immensément généreux en partageant leurs histoires personnelles, leurs points de vue et leur sagesse au cours des deux dernières années.

Alors, quelles sont les cinq principales leçons de leadership positif que JP a tirées de ces conversations ?

Écoutez le dernier épisode spécial du podcast pour le découvrir.

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How do you create a culture that empowers people to take risks?

IKEA is a company that knows a thing or two about breaking conventions, and Jesper Brodin, as CEO of Ingka Group, is working hard to embed this entrepreneurial spirit throughout the company.

Jesper shares his incredible journey, which includes leading IKEA through the pandemic, with JP on the latest episode of the Positive Leadership podcast.

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Positive leaders open doors of opportunity for others. They address the root causes of a problem, not just its symptoms, to empower people to thrive.

Reeta Roy, president and CEO of the Mastercard Foundation, is a thoughtful leader who tirelessly puts this into action.

Listen to her incredible leadership journey on the latest episode of the Positive Leadership podcast.

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What does it take to unite people around a vision for maximum impact?

JP’s latest podcast guest, Nandan Nilekani, is an inspirational business and public sector leader whose incredible success has been driven by his ability to define a vision that is ambitious, audacious, bold and, most importantly, plausible.

Learn more on the Positive Leadership podcast – and don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already.

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Finding harmony between head, heart, and gut can positively transform our lives in a powerful way.

Dr. Tara Swart is a PhD neuroscientist and former medical doctor who has worked to examine the many intricacies of the human brain to understand why.

In the latest episode of the Positive Leadership podcast, Tara introduces JP to techniques that have improved the minds and behaviors of some of the world’s top executives – listen now.

The African philosophy of ‘Ubuntu’ means showing humanity to others.

As an activist and campaigner for Universal Access to Education, former Deputy President of South Africa and United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is an incredible leader who practices Ubuntu in everything she does.

It was a real privilege to speak to her for the Positive Leadership podcast, where I learned more about her leadership journey and philosophy.

Hugo Clément est un journaliste bien décidé à faire bouger les choses. Il a créé sa propre société de médias indépendante, Vakita, pour faire entendre sa voix et diffuser des enquêtes approfondies avec le souci de l’intérêt public, qui lui tient à cœur.

Il est impossible de ne pas être ébranlé par sa force de conviction et son énergie et c’était un plaisir de l’inviter dans le podcast Positive Leadership, pendant lequel nous avons discuté de l’influence du journalisme et des moyens de faire bouger les choses.

Écoutez-le dès maintenant !

Humans create more than 400 million metric tons of plastic every year. Around a million tons of that plastic ends up in the ocean.

On this week’s episode, JP speaks to Boyan Slat, CEO and founder of The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit foundation on a mission to remove 90% of it by 2040. Listen now.

JP has interviewed leaders from all over the world, all changemakers in their specialist areas, and all sharing the pivotal moments that have shaped their leadership philosophies.

Now, it’s time to turn the tables. For this special anniversary episode of the Positive Leadership podcast, JP invites friend and coach Michael Bungay Stanier, to ask questions about his personal leadership journey – listen now.

I'm right here. How can I help?

When Doug Conant woke up after a serious accident, his wife's words of support had a powerful effect. Sometimes, it's not about fixing someone's problem, but about being present during difficult moments, however big or small.

Join JP for the latest Positive Leadership podcast episode, where he speaks to the former president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company and founder of ConantLeadership about his incredible leadership journey.

Chaque année, 40 % des aliments cultivés dans le monde ne sont pas consommés.

Avec son application Too Good to Go, Lucie Bash est une entrepreneuse à l'impact positif qui a décidé d’agir pour changer les choses. Mais le démarrage de l'entreprise n'a pas été facile, et cela lui a permis d'apprendre beaucoup de choses sur elle-même.

J'ai été stupéfait par la volonté et le succès de ma dernière invitée dans le podcast #PositiveLeadership. Ensemble, nous avons parlé de la mobilisation de l'énergie positive pour développer une entreprise sociale rentable.

Purpose. Focus. Simplify. Sacrifice.

For Hindu priest, entrepreneur and master of meditation, Dandapani, the ability to focus is essential for living a purposeful life.

On this week’s episode of the #PositiveLeadership Podcast, JP learns about the practical techniques for defeating distraction in a busy world. Listen now and don’t forget to subscribe.

For Ranjay Gulati, the pursuit of profits without purpose is no longer a sustainable business model.

But taking purpose beyond a statement and embedding it into teams takes work - and it starts with yourself as a leader.

In this episode of Positive Leadership podcast, JP speaks to the Harvard Business School professor dedicated to unlocking purpose at work.

What are your best strengths and how do you feel when you talk about them?

On this episode of the Positive Leadership podcast, JP speaks to one of Europe’s leading practitioners of positive psychology, Dr. Ilona Boniwell, who helps him to understand his core strengths with a set of cards.

Listen now - and hit the subscribe button if you haven't already.

La cuisine est bien plus qu'une simple activité fonctionnelle : elle a une valeur culturelle, un pouvoir symbolique et une identité.

La vie de Perla Servan-Schreiber, la dernière invitée du podcast Positive Leadership de JP, témoigne à bien des égards du pouvoir de guérison des rituels, tels que la cuisine ou la lecture de poèmes, et de la manière dont ils peuvent nous centrer et nous lier les uns aux autres.

Perla a de merveilleuses idées à partager sur la manière dont nous pouvons tous aborder la vie avec un état d'esprit positif. Écoutez l'épisode en français maintenant.

Mellody Hobson’s mother used to tell her she could do anything if she put her mind to it. She taught her that everybody is capable of extraordinary things.

In the latest episode of Positive Leadership podcast, JP speaks to the inspiring American businesswoman, Co-CEO and president of Arial Investments, and chair at Starbucks, about why and how “confident humility” has shaped who she is today.

Can democratizing opportunity uplift an entire continent?

Tony O. Elumelu, the brilliant investor and philanthropist, is committed to showing Africa that it can.

In the latest episode of the Positive Leadership podcast, JP learns how Tony is shaping Africapitalism as a springboard for wider economic prosperity.

Les êtres humains sont par essence des êtres sociaux. Nous pouvons nous comprendre sans dire un mot et nous sentir transportés et stimulés au sein de communautés soudées.

Alors, comment les avancées des neuro sciences dans la compréhension de nos émotions et de notre cerveau, peuvent-elles nous aider à devenir de meilleurs leaders ?

Dans le dernier épisode du podcast #PositiveLeadership, j'ai discuté avec la Dre Nadia Medjad, une auteure et une chercheuse extraordinaire qui étudie le rôle des neurosciences dans l’environnement du travail, en quête d’une réponse.

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What gets you up in the morning?

For the American educator, Sal Khan, it all starts with a cold shower.

Building and maintaining positive energy is important for Sal, who is revolutionizing education with Khan Academy, a free, non-profit platform with more than 145 million users in 190 countries.

Listen to JP’s conversation with Sal to hear more about how he turned an idea from a family phone call into a global phenomenon.

Trust is fundamental to a healthy society and thriving teams, so what practical steps can leaders take to build it?

To answer this question, JP is joined by Stephen M. R. Covey, a leading authority on trust and the bestselling author of “The Speed of Trust”.

Listen to the latest episode of The Positive Leadership podcast to hear why leadership today is defined by those who trust.

Every human has potential. But every human needs trust and confidence to fulfil it.

In JP’s latest Positive Leadership podcast, he is joined by Dr. Rana Dajani, a world leading research scientist and founder of We Love Reading, an NGO which has established more than 4,000 libraries across the world.

Rana’s mission is to embody what she calls, the “I can” mindset, through the power of reading, to ensure everyone thrives, not just survives.

Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe.

Reshma Saujani builds social movements by telling other people's stories. Because in her mind, when people feel seen, and not alone, they can connect to a bigger goal and work towards it.

In the latest episode of the Positive Leadership podcast, JP speaks to the founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Mums about the practical steps you can take to start your own social impact movement.

Where is your compass leading you? And importantly, how are you going to get there?

The start of the year is an opportunity to take stock and consider where we are in our lives and where we want to head to. It’s a time to set or reset our destination with new goals, big or small, for our professionals and personal lives.

In this special edition of the PositiveLeadership podcast, JP’s draws on conversations with some of his most inspirational guests to help you make this journey worthwhile.

If innovation is about changing the world, then creativity is about changing how you look at the world.

For JP’s latest podcast guest, Luc de Brabandere, clarifying this fundamental difference can unlock positive energy for ourselves and others.

Luc is one of the world’s leading corporate philosophers and an expert in using logic, critical thinking, and creativity in business. In this episode, he shares insight from a diverse career and his advice for navigating challenging digital environments.

Listen to the podcast now, and don’t forget to let JP know your thoughts on social media.

« Dans un monde où l’information est partout et pas toujours exacte, il est plus important que jamais de pouvoir trouver des sources d’information fiables » et c’est exactement ce que fait Hugo Travers par le biais de sa chaîne YouTube, HugoDécrypte.

JP a eu l’occasion de l’interviewer pour son podcast #PositiveLeadership afin d’en apprendre plus sur l’homme lui-même et sur l’importance indéniable du journalisme.

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!

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

How can you make a positive impact on the world? This is a question we often ask, but struggle to resolve when thinking about the bigger picture.

In this final Positive Leadership ‘Best Of’ episode, JP and guests share the personal moments 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 is about learning about the practical steps taken by some of the world’s top leaders and coaches to make a positive impact.

Listen to the full episode now.

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.

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.

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-commun

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.

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.

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 du Live for Good Generation Impact Festival, 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.

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.

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!

In the first of 3 bonus, bite-sized episodes, JP talks to Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, about how she is changing the world by being a 'cultural translator' - someone who brings different classes, races, ideas together to create a more equitable, sustainable and just world.

This episode was recorded on-location at WEF 22 in Davos!

This episode had some very special moments for JP.

Firstly, he got to speak with the person who wrote the book that introduced him to the concept of Positive Leadership: Kim Cameron.

He also learned some valuable tips about creating stronger, more authentic relationships with teams, even when delivering negative feedback.

And finally, he had the opportunity to do the Reflected Best Self Exercise with Kim, which involved hearing from significant people in his life about times when he had a positive impact on them.

Don’t miss this episode. Listen now to learn along with JP.

Que faire lorsque la vie vous force à prendre un autre chemin ? Si vous avez un état d'esprit positif, comme c'est le cas de Pauline Laigneau, l'invitée de cet épisode, vous vous en servez comme d'une chance pour réévaluer vos objectifs et devenir encore plus fidèle à vous-même. C'est ainsi qu'elle est passée d'études qui la destinaient à devenir fonctionnaire à un rôle d'entrepreneure influente, décidée à aider les autres à être les plus fidèles possible à eux-mêmes.

Ne manquez pas sa conversation passionnante avec JP, dans laquelle ils discutent de toutes sortes de choses, depuis l'importance des mentors jusqu'à ce qui fait de Gladiator l'un des meilleurs exemples de #PositiveLeadership au cinéma !

This week's Positive Leadership Podcast guest is JP has long admired: Bill Drayton, the founder of Ashoka and widely considered to be the father of #SocialEntrepreneurship.

We can all learn so much from Bill about leading purpose-led individuals and empowering them to turn their ideas into actions that make an impact.

And we can all be inspired by his deep belief that everyone is a Changemaker – capable of solving the problems that they see in the world around them.

Listen to the full episode now.

What do you say when you get a call from Satya Nadella himself, asking you to help him transform a culture?

Luckily for Microsoft, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Kathleen Hogan said yes.

From that moment on, she became an integral part of the journey that brought a new purpose, growth mindset and manager expectations to the company.

In this episode, JP heads to the Microsoft Redmond campus to speak to Kathleen in-person. Listen now to hear her insights on celebrating failure, the importance of managers, being a working parent and more.

It takes real courage to be purpose-driven leader, who ensures that their team and company has a Net Positive impact on the world.

So how can we be courageous leaders?

This episode’s guest, Paul Polman, is the perfect person to help us answer this question.

Not only has Paul recently written a book about it, but he has also demonstrated immense courage himself – such as when he launched the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan to decouple the company's growth from its environmental impact.

Tune in to hear all the advice he shared with JP.

Welcome back to a brand new season of the Positive Leadership Podcast! We are kicking off with someone JP knows very well: Herminia Ibarra – academic, thought leader and author.
JP first met Herminia while he was leading a massive transformation of Microsoft’s sales organization.

Five years later, he has become one of the case studies in her MBA classes, and they are reuniting in this episode to reflect on that time together, draw out lessons from the experience, and discover more actionable insights about leadership and change management.

Why are we better leaders when we get enough sleep or smile at strangers? How can we coach others to greatness by being lazy? And how do we use both our strengths and our weaknesses to start movements that change the world?

Listen to this special ‘Best Of’ episode, featuring JP’s favorite moments from Season 2, to learn the answer to all of these questions and more.

This episode uses clips from Michael Bungay Stanier, Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Akhtar Badshah, Arianna Huffington and Jeroo Billimoria.

Pour ce dernier épisode en français de la saison 2, JP discute avec Jacques Attali de la façon dont nous pouvons créer un avenir meilleur pour nous-mêmes, pour le monde et pour la prochaine génération. Ne manquez pas cette occasion unique d’apprendre de quelqu’un qui, tout au long d'une carrière longue et riche, a participé activement à de nombreuses discussions qui ont changé la face de divers pays et du monde, qui a côtoyé des dirigeants internationaux légendaires et qui est considéré comme l’un de nos plus grands penseurs mondiaux.

Our final English episode of Season 2 features a big surprise: JP is speaking to not just one, but three incredible guests!

Say hello to Dr. Iffat Zafar (co-founder and COO of Sehat Kahani), Wendy Gonzalez (CEO of Sama) and Emmanuel Ekwueme (CEO of ICE Commercial Power).

While they all have very different lives and backgrounds, they are united by the fact that they have dedicated themselves to making the world a better place as social entrepreneurs.

Learn more in this special season finale of the Positive Leadership Podcast.

Welcome to the first episode of 2022! We’re starting off the year with a truly inspiring guest, Jeroo Billimoria.

She has been a serial social entrepreneur for over 20 years, focusing on empowering youth. She is also an Ashoka and Schwab Fellow.

Listen to her conversation with JP to become energized by her strong sense of duty, her endless optimism, and of course, her wealth of knowledge on being a changemaker.

Cofondatrice de Respire, ultra marathonienne et gagnante du prix Forbes « 30 Under 30 », Justine Hutteau se joint à JP pour discuter de l’importance de se faire entendre même si on pourrait avoir tort et de ne pas rechercher la perfection, mais plutôt d’aspirer à toujours s’améliorer.

This week, JP welcomes a very special guest: Arianna Huffington!
What does “success” mean to one of the world’s most inspirational leaders and entrepreneurs? And what are her tips on how to achieve it?
Listen to the episode to find out. Hint: the answer involves quality sleep, 60-second resets and the importance of giving.

JP will never forget the time he was coached live on stage, in front of thousands of Microsoft employees, by one of the world’s leading coaches: MBS. The experience was both humbling and empowering – it showed JP the full extent of the impact that a great coach could make.

In this episode, JP and MBS reconnect to discuss the steps we can all take to become that great coach – for ourselves and the people around us.

Every one of us has a purpose mindset – a true desire to do good and to contribute to society’s wellbeing. But how do you activate it, both in yourself and in those you lead, so that you can make a real impact?
Listen to JP’s conversation with old friend and colleague, Akhtar Badshah, to find out.

Welcome to Season Two! To kick things off, JP chats to one of the great pioneers of Positive Leadership: Dr. Barbara Fredrickson. Want to know how the science of ‘love’ can help us connect to our teams? Or why speaking to strangers creates so much positive energy? Listen to this special episode now to continue learning with JP.

D’origine franco-danoise, Clara a géré des accords commerciaux gigantesques, neuf enfants et des milliers d'employés. Aujourd'hui, elle est cofondatrice de RAISE et du mouvement pour une économie bienveillante. Dans ce podcast, Jean-Philippe partage avec nous l'inspirante histoire de Clara Gaymard, femme entrepreneur qui « n'a jamais su ce qu'elle voulait faire quand elle serait grande ».

In the English season finale, JP chats to NFL legend and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Pete Carroll. Learn how Pete’s philosophy of ‘Always Compete’ drives everything he does, from protecting his team and promoting a culture of 'no excuses', to always showing up early and making time for the wider community. It even helps him take on the hypothetical challenge of coaching an EPL team. Thank you, Coach Carroll, and go Hawks!

If there’s one person who can teach us about building and leading responsible organizations, it’s Vincent Stanley – Patagonia’s Director of Philosophy and Chief Storyteller, who has been with the iconic company since its beginning. Listen in as JP and Vincent discuss how to create a ‘collective consciousness’, the difference between feeling empowered and being empowered, and more – despite a huge storm coming Vincent's way!

Âgé de 32 ans, le Français Pierre Dubuc est le CEO et cofondateur d'OpenClassrooms, la première école diplômante en ligne. Sa mission : rendre l'éducation accessible à tous. Dans ce podcast Pierre nous parle de la découverte de sa mission à l'âge de 11ans, de son propre style de leadership, de ses héros et de l'échec. Dès leur 1ère rencontre JP a su que Pierre était un authentique entrepreneur à mission qui s’engage pour le bien commun, un véritable leader positif qui peut changer le monde.

In this special episode, JP chats to his own direct manager: Microsoft Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to listen in on a conversation between these two Microsoft execs, as they discuss everything from confronting your own fixed mindset and redefining empathy at work to their shared childhood passion for sports. The episode also features a cameo appearance from social entrepreneur Maïmonatou Mar, who asked a question on behalf of young leaders everywhere.

Can a simple equation help you achieve happiness? Why is life about being the best gamer you can be? And why do good leaders ensure that employees bring their negative emotions to work? Listen to the episode to hear Mo Gawdat – entrepreneur, former Google X exec and author of ‘Solve for Happy’ – answer all these questions and more.

This episode’s guest and JP go way back. JP first met Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson at Microsoft in 2003, where he was JP’s manager. Join these two ‘friends for life’ as they chat about servant leadership, why every Starbucks meeting starts with a coffee tasting, Kevin’s personal mission to ‘do things that are joyful’ – and even learning transcendental meditation at Ringo Starr’s birthday party.

Say hello to JP’s first guest: chartered psychologist and author Dr. Audrey Tang. Listen as JP and Audrey explore how Positive Leadership has its roots in positive psychology – and how psychology can help you become a better leader unconsciously, be more empathetic, deal with emotional vampires and more. Also make sure you join the ‘moment of mindfulness’ at the end!

Do you want to ignite your positive energy and then project it to others around you? To ensure that others are excited to work with you? And to unleash your potential as leader and maximize your impact on the world? If yes, listen to our first episode to hear JP explain why Positive Leadership is for you. You’ll also hear more about the key moment in his career that changed everything, his plans for the podcast, and a sneak preview of the conversations to come.