André Lacroix launches his new book Leadership with Soul: EQ Supremacy in the Age of AI
On October 27th, André launched his new book Leadership with Soul: EQ Supremacy in the Age of AI, advocating for a people-centric leadership approach to make the workplace a better place using AI responsibly.
The book addresses one of the most pressing challenges facing the global workforce: employee disengagement. According to Gallup, the world authority on workplace science, 80% of employees worldwide were not engaged in 2025. Companies remain over-managed and under-led, with too many leaders prioritising short-term performance at the expense of workforce engagement.
Leadership with Soul presents a proven leadership model built on 10 principles that have created extraordinary value. When applied consistently, these principles compound their impact, building the soul of an organisation and creating the ultimate competitive advantage.
As companies race to reinvent their businesses, they are investing in AI to strengthen their customer value propositions, drive operational excellence and increase workplace productivity.
AI also presents a major opportunity for leaders to reinvent themselves and unleash the full potential of their businesses. By automating lower-value tasks that consume valuable time, AI can free leaders to focus on the things only they can do
The real opportunity with AI is not simply to do more, faster. It is to use AI responsibly and give leaders back time for the things only leaders can do: communicating clearly, inspiring people, building trust, spending more time with clients, creating engagement, winning commitment, using their creativity to innovate, showing empathy to influence and collaborate, acting responsibly to do business the right way, and using their judgement to take important decisions and make the right calls.
The leaders who reinvest the time they free up with AI to put people at the heart of their growth agenda and value creation playbook will be the ones that crack the engagement crisis in the workplace.
André predicts a future of EQ supremacy in the age of AI, as algorithms become increasingly commoditised, EQ will emerge as a real source of competitive differentiation.
