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Gianpiero Petriglieri
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD | Physician & Psychiatrist | Authority on Humanising Leadership & Learning | Thinkers50-Ranked Thinker
Gianpiero Petriglieri is one of the world's most original voices on leadership, a physician and psychiatrist turned INSEAD professor on a mission to "humanise leadership." Ranked among the Thinkers50 for the fifth time, he is known for his work on leading in the age of "nomadic professionalism." On stage, he brings a psychiatrist's insight to authenticity, trust, and building workplaces where wellbeing and performance reinforce each other.
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Gianpiero Petriglieri biography
Gianpiero Petriglieri is one of the world’s most original voices on leadership, a physician and psychiatrist turned management scholar who has made it his mission to “humanise leadership.” At a moment when work is defined by disruption, disengagement, and loose ties between people and institutions, he offers leaders something rare: a way to be grounded as well as flexible, purposeful as well as portable, and effective without losing their humanity.
Leadership speaker Gianpiero Petriglieri is an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and a leading authority on leadership and learning in the workplace. He is best known for his work on leadership in the age of “nomadic professionalism”, an era in which people have deep bonds to their work but loose affiliations to organizations, and in which authenticity and mobility have replaced loyalty and climbing the ladder as markers of success. His widely read essays, including his influential piece “Are Our Management Theories Outdated?” in Harvard Business Review, challenge leaders to rethink inherited assumptions about work, care, and authority.
The Psychiatrist Who Studies How We Become Leaders
Petriglieri’s distinctive lens comes from his training: a medical doctor and psychiatrist who has practiced as a psychotherapist and executive coach, he understands leadership as a deeply human, emotional, and relational craft rather than a set of techniques. At INSEAD he directs the flagship Management Acceleration Programme for emerging leaders and chairs the Initiative for Learning Innovation and Teaching Excellence, and he has held visiting posts at Harvard and Copenhagen business schools. Ranked among the Thinkers50 most influential management thinkers for the fifth time in 2025, and a winner of the Aspen Institute’s “Ideas Worth Teaching” award, his research appears in the field’s top journals and his commentary in the BBC, the Financial Times, The Economist, and the New York Times. He is a sought-after voice at gatherings such as the Global Peter Drucker Forum and the Nordic Business Forum.
As a speaker, Gianpiero Petriglieri brings depth, warmth, and a psychiatrist’s insight to the questions leaders feel most acutely. He speaks on humanising leadership, leading and learning through uncertainty, authenticity and trust, and building workplaces where wellbeing and high performance reinforce rather than undermine each other. Audiences leave with a richer, more honest understanding of what leadership actually asks of them, and the sense that leading well is less a conquest to win than a craft to keep learning.
Gianpiero Petriglieri Speaking Videos
What makes human beings human? | Gianpiero Petriglieri
Humanising Knowledge Work - Global Peter Drucker Forum, November 2024
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At the core of Petriglieri's work is a radical, hopeful idea: leadership is not a machine to optimize but a deeply human craft. He shows leaders how to account for the tensions and contradictions within people and organizations, and how to lead in a way that is grounded as well as flexible and purposeful as well as effective, unlocking the trust, inclusion, and innovation that only genuinely human leadership can.
Petriglieri explores a defining shift in the world of work: people now have deep bonds to their work but loose ties to their employers, valuing authenticity and mobility over loyalty and advancement. He helps leaders understand what this means for engagement, culture, and retention, and how to build the "holding environments" that let mobile, independent talent commit and thrive.
Drawing on his research on learning and adult development, Petriglieri reframes leadership as a continuous learning process rather than a fixed set of skills. He shares how leaders and organizations can create the conditions for people to keep growing through crises and complexity, and why cultivating learning is one of the most important, and misunderstood, tasks of leadership.
Leadership, Petriglieri argues, is not a position or a possession but a relationship that makes people feel committed yet free. In this session he unpacks how leaders can use authenticity for good, earn genuine trust, and lead with care, cultivating workplaces that counter today's epidemic of disengagement and loneliness by keeping people both committed and fully themselves.
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Why Gianpiero Petriglieri?
Booking Gianpiero Petriglieri gives audiences a genuinely distinctive voice on leadership, one shaped as much by psychiatry and psychotherapy as by the business school. An INSEAD professor ranked among the Thinkers50 most influential management thinkers for the fifth time, he brings rigorous research and profound human insight to the questions leaders wrestle with most: how to stay authentic, build trust, and sustain both wellbeing and performance in a turbulent world. Warm, thoughtful, and quietly provocative, he challenges tired assumptions about leadership without offering empty slogans, leaving audiences with a deeper and more honest understanding of their role. He is an ideal speaker for leadership summits, executive gatherings, and organizations focused on culture, learning, and the future of work. To bring Gianpiero Petriglieri to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Gianpiero Petriglieri?
Gianpiero Petriglieri is an Italian medical doctor, psychiatrist, and management scholar, and an Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, where he directs the flagship Management Acceleration Programme. A leading authority on leadership and learning in the workplace, he is known for his work on "humanising leadership" and leadership in the age of "nomadic professionalism." He has been ranked among the Thinkers50 most influential management thinkers multiple times and writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review.
What does "humanising leadership" mean?
"Humanising leadership" is the central theme of Gianpiero Petriglieri's work. It means understanding leadership not as a machine to be optimized or a set of techniques, but as a deeply human, emotional, and relational craft. It calls on leaders to hold the tensions within and between people and organizations, being grounded as well as flexible and effective as well as caring, so they can build workplaces marked by trust, inclusion, and genuine wellbeing rather than disengagement and burnout.
What topics does leadership speaker Gianpiero Petriglieri cover?
Gianpiero Petriglieri speaks on humanising leadership, leadership in the age of nomadic professionalism, leadership as a learning process, and authenticity, trust, and caring leadership. His keynotes suit leadership summits, executive programs, and organizations focused on culture, learning, wellbeing, and the future of work. To book Gianpiero Petriglieri as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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