Positive Leadership: Leading with Purpose to Change the World for Good

Join Jean-Philippe Courtois for inspiring conversations with purpose led leaders who are driving a positive impact in the world.

Listen on
Buzzsprout
Listen on
Spotify
Watch and Listen on
Youtube
More
Picture of Jean-Philippe Courtois
Former EVP, President Microsoft Corp.
President, Live for Good
✨
Last Episode

Raj Sisodia: How Conscious Capitalism Brings Love into Business

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.

Listen Now
View Episode

Featured episodes

Listen and watch in-depth leadership discussions

Driving performance with purpose (with Indra Nooyi)

Special Episode: Leadership Lessons & 50 Years of Microsoft (with Steve Ballmer)

[FR] Inspiring Discipline and Rigor (with Thierry Marx)

View all videos
✍️ Testimonials

What they say about Positive Leadership Podcast

"
"Thank you so much, JP. This has been truly a pleasure and I'm very, very appreciative of the mission and also the conversation. So thank you."
Bozoma Saint John
Former CMO at Netflix
"
"It's such an important moment to talk about positive leadership. Thank you for what you do, it matters and gives hope to so many people."
Barbara Martin Coppola
Former CEO of Decathlon
"
"Congratulations on such a successful podcast."
Mellody Hobsonn
Co-CEO of Ariel Investments
"
"Thanks for putting positive energy out into the world."
Kevin Scott
CTO of Microsoft Corp.
"
"Bravo to you for everything you're doing. It's splendid."
Hubert Joly
Former CEO of Best Buy
"
"Relationships matter a lot and that’s of course what you are so good at, JP, and the rules of thumb that you’ve created are spectacular."
Kim Cameron
Positive Psychology author

Positive Leadership Blog

Exploring topics around examples of leadership that makes a difference

View all articles
2/17/2026

Media Leadership Challenges in the Age of Misinformation and AI

Read more
2/3/2026

Breaking Social Determinism Through Entrepreneurship: how can we empower youth from disadvantaged backgrounds?

Read more
1/20/2026

People-Centric Leadership: How to Build Dynamic Organizations That Thrive

Read more
View all

About Jean-Philippe Courtois

As a former EVP & President at Microsoft Corp. as a cofounder of Live for Good, and Chair of SKEMA Business School, Jean-Philippe Courtois is dedicated to empowering the next generation of positive leaders who drive sustainable change through impact entrepreneurship, technology, philanthropy and social innovation.

Learn more
Lecture by Jean-Philippe Courtois on the Power to act