Amale Ghalbouni
Global Keynote Speaker on Leadership, Transformation & Innovation
Bestselling Author | Former Executive Strategy Director
Ready to stop talking about change, and get your team taking bold action instead?
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Amale's talk was a standout moment, captivating the audience with her insights and energy. Her ability to engage and inspire those around her is e.x.c.e.p.t.i.o.n.a.l.
Paul Armstrong, CEO TBD Group
We’re a big distributed team across many offices. Amale’s session was so so special. Super fun and a valuable learning for us.
Maria Potoroczyn, Innovation Director
Keynotes designed for maximum impact + immediate application
If you’re here, you’re likely leading a team through a significant amount of change inside a complex, global, (and probably) risk averse organisation.
Restructures, redundancies, M&As, AI, geopolitical risks. All of it is contributing to your team freezing at the exact time you need them to be high performing and innovative.
My talks are designed to help you make that shift happen.
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I’ve never given the same talk twice. Before each keynote, I spend time understanding your audience, goals and challenges. That way the audience on the day can feel seen and supported with solving real challenges they’re facing.
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Whether virtual or in person, each keynote comes with a healthy dose of interaction. That way the audience feels brought along on the journey, and invested in the stories and takeaways I share. After all, they’re making time to be in the room, I want to make their time count.
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Each keynote contains a wealth of tips the audience can apply immediately and stories that help think differently about leadership, transformation and innovation. Alongside some sharp thinking, of course.
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With almost 20 years spent working alongside global organisations, I understand the challenges with making change happen in practice, and I know what can help teams like yours actually get unstuck. I tap into my bank of stories to make each keynote feel relatable, relevant and credible to each audience.
Keynote 1 | Leadership
NEXT GEN LEADERSHIP FOR THE AGE OF AI
How to create the conditions for teams to thrive despite the disruption around them
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AI is changing the way we work at breakneck speed, but even the smartest teams can struggle to adapt when the future feels uncertain.
Drawing on the Experimental Culture Toolkit from my bestselling book Experimental, this keynote explores why people resist change and the five human conditions that help them embrace it.
Through real stories, science-backed insights and interactive moments, audiences discover how to build teams that feel confident challenging the status quo, experimenting with new ideas and performing well through disruption. -
An understanding of why smart, capable teams freeze in the face of change, and what leaders can do about it
A toolkit with five practical levers to build stronger, high performing and more adaptable teams
Simple actions they can take immediately to help their people take initiative, experiment and learn
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Leadership conferences
Senior management away days
People leadership summits
Industry conferences with senior leaders in the audience
Keynote 2 | Transformation
MOVING FROM BIG PLANS TO BOLD ACTION
How to turn complex change plans into actionable experiments with impact
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Most organisations aren't short of ambitious plans. Instead, they're short of plans that actually survive contact with reality.
Between competing priorities, internal politics and layers of approval, even the most exciting transformation programmes can grind to a halt.
This keynote introduces my Experimental Change Method, showing audiences how to make change ownable, backable and actionable by bringing people on board, overcoming resistance and turning overwhelming plans into small, smart experiments that deliver measurable impact. -
The psychology behind resistance to change and how to overcome it effectively
A repeatable three-step method for turning big transformation ambitions into action
Strategies for winning over sceptics, and navigating resistance to doing things differently
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Transformation and strategy offsites
Executive leadership events
Change focussed conferences or summits
Team offsites where the goal is to kick start a new change initiative
Keynote 3 | Innovation
BUILDING AN INNOVATION POWERHOUSE
How to turn innovation from an occasional initiative into a muscle your flex on repeat
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Everyone wants more innovation, yet in many organisations it rarely gets beyond a hackathon, an innovation lab or a handful of enthusiastic people trying to make something happen alongside their day jobs.
Drawing on my experience helping established businesses innovate from within, this keynote explores how to make innovation part of how an organisation actually works.
From creating the conditions for fresh thinking to identifying problems worth solving, testing ideas and getting the right people behind them, audiences discover how to turn occasional bursts of creativity into a repeatable capability. -
An understanding of the cultural and organisational barriers that prevent innovation from taking hold.
Practical ways to encourage customer-focused thinking, productive curiosity and experimentation across teams.
Ideas for building the processes, behaviours and decision-making habits that help promising innovations move beyond the brainstorm.
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Innovation and future-of-business conferences
Corporate leadership summits
Strategy and leadership offsites
Product and technology kickoffs and offsites
Meet Amale
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For almost two decades, I have helped global organisations turn their risk-averse cultures into experimentation engines.
I've worked with clients across financial services, real estate, retail, media, industrials, pharma, technology, and more.
I know how big organisations work, why change gets stuck, and what it takes to make innovation happen when the odds seem stacked against you.
So you won't get generic advice borrowed from the latest business bestseller, or a lecture about why your organisation should be more innovative like Google.
Instead, you’ll get practical, tried-and-tested methods grounded in the realities of organisations like yours, delivered through relatable stories, a healthy dose of humour and interactive moments that get people thinking.
Amale’s talk was a true highlight. She brought the audience on a journey, you could feel everyone leaning in. A talk that truly stays with you.
Anita Athari, TEDx Organiser
Amale is a brilliant speaker. She shared hugely valuable insights and created fantastic engagement. Everyone really enjoyed her talk.
Dr. Yuliana Topazly MBE, Event Organiser
How do you stop teams from freezing in the face of disruption, and help them see it as an opportunity instead?
In my bestselling book, Experimental, I share a two step process leaders can follow to build a more adaptable, high performing team that can take bold action despite the disruption and noise around.
From understanding what makes teams freeze, to building the conditions where they can act instead with a repeatable method that makes experimentation a habit, it’s packed full of stories and tips that leaders can implement immediately.
Looking for more than a keynote?
Leadership and team workshops and programmes for a sustained impact well after the keynote is over
I’m the founder of The Brick Coach, a boutique training consultancy helping leaders and teams inside large organisations be more effective in the way they work together, especially during periods of change.
From one off sessions to long running leadership and team development programmes, we bring the themes from my keynotes to a wider audience within your organisation.
Advisory and 1:1 executive coaching
Occasionally, I take on 1 or 2 leaders to work with more closely.
From coaching you to become the most effective version of yourself, to helping you unknot big challenges in your organisation.
Enquire to book me for your next event.
Do you have an urgent or unusual request?
Drop me a line instead amale@thebrick.coach
Questions you might have
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With almost two decades experience in consulting means I am completely sector agnostic. I have worked across financial services, insurance, retail, travel, experiential, media, heavy industrials, and so so many more!
At the end of the day, leaders and teams are going through similar challenges across the board, and my ability to take learnings from one industry to the other is what makes my talks universally applicable. -
Absolutely. Every keynote is tailored to your audience, industry and the challenges they're facing. We'll discuss what you want people to think, feel and do differently after the event, so the talk feels relevant rather than something they've heard a hundred times before.
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Typically 30, 45 or 60 minutes, depending on your agenda. I can also incorporate audience interaction and Q&A, so we'll find a format that works for your event.
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Yes. I'm available for events in the UK and internationally, both in person and virtually. Just share your location and event details when you enquire.
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Definitely. My keynotes are already designed to get audiences involved, but if you'd like to go deeper, we can explore adding an interactive session. For more substantial leadership workshops, offsites and development programmes, my consultancy The Brick Coach can help.
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My speaking engagements are paid, with fees depending on the event format, location and level of tailoring involved. If you have a budget in mind, please include it in your enquiry so we can quickly establish whether we're a good fit.
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No. Alongside keynotes, I'm available for talks, panel discussions, fireside chats and even hosting or MCing the right event. Whether you need someone to energise a room, spark an interesting conversation or keep your event flowing, let's chat about what you have in mind.
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Easy. Fill in the speaking enquiry form or email me at amale@thebrick.coach with your event date, location, audience, budget and what you're hoping to achieve. We'll discuss the brief, check availability and agree on the best approach for your event.