Positive Leadership & Executive Coaching in the Age of AI with Jean‑Philippe Courtois

HEC Global Executive Coaching Masterclass Series is a seven‑part, live online series convened by HEC Paris Executive Education for senior coaches, HR leaders and C‑suite sponsors. Evidence‑based, practice‑ready, and focused on the hard problems of leadership today.

Hosted by Ilona Boniwell, PhD and HEC Paris Executive Coaching Academic Director, who will lead an interactive dialogue, creating space to connect the session’s insights with the HEC Post‑Graduate Program in Executive Coaching.

Series Academic Director: Ilona Bonniwell, PhD (HEC Paris)

Why this masterclass and why now?

Positive leadership is not optimism or inspirational rhetoric. It is the exercise of power, responsibility and trust when stakes are high and consequences are real. As AI accelerates execution, amplifies complexity and reshapes decision‑making, leaders are confronted with new demands on judgment, ethics and humanity. Drawing on decades of global leadership experience and more than 125 in‑depth conversations with leaders and thinkers, Jean‑Philippe Courtois explores how positive leadership can anchor organisations in clarity, responsibility and purpose.

What you will explore

• The core principles of Positive Leadership and how they function under real organisational pressure.
• How AI acts as a leadership stress test for judgment, ethics, transparency and trust.
• The intersection between executive coaching and leadership practice in AI‑intensive, fast‑moving environments.
• Practical rituals, governance approaches and trust architectures that drive behavioural change at scale.

Who should attend

Designed for senior executives, directors and tech‑forward leaders, and the coaches who support them, seeking practical Positive Leadership in an AI‑driven context, including those exploring the HEC Paris Post‑Graduate Program in Global Executive Coaching.

Your speaker

Jean‑Philippe Courtois is the former Executive Vice President & President for Microsoft’s Global Sales, Marketing & Operations, leading the company’s commercial business across 124 countries worldwide. He is the creator/host of the Positive Leadership podcast; co‑founder & President of Live for Good; Chair of SKEMA Business School; a member of the Board of Directors of ManpowerGroup; and Mission Committee Chair at OpenClassrooms.

Program pathway

Considering a rigorous qualification in executive coaching? Explore the Post‑Graduate Program in Global Executive Coaching: https://www.hec.edu/en/executive-education/post-graduate-program-global-executive-coaching

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