According to Deloitte (2026), a third of employees have experienced 15 major changes in the last year alone, leading to a decrease in both wellbeing and engagement. Change fatigue is only on the rise, driven by restructures, AI disruption, redundancies, and strategy pivots. Teams are exhausted and increasingly risk-averse at exactly the moment organisations need them to move faster.
For seasoned transformation strategist and keynote speaker Amale Ghalbouni, the answer to change fatigue isn’t motivation, it’s culture. When the conditions around teams make risky moves feel unsafe, how can organisations build the ability to move smart, recover fast, and develop the muscle memory to do it again? Ghalbouni reveals the secrets to change readiness in her new book, Experimental (Intellectual Perspective Press), giving leaders the tools to develop empowered, high-performing teams in a world where organisations can no longer afford to stand still.
Founder of The Brick Coach, she has spent nearly two decades helping leaders in risk-averse organisations bridge the gap between what leadership wants and what teams feel comfortable enough to do, working with household names such as Visa, Microsoft, and Levi’s. Drawing on this extensive on-the-ground experience, Ghalbouni weaves her tried-and-tested methods for tackling real problems, with insights from ten featured leaders, creating a relatable, repeatable method for making adaptable teams a reality in organisations that now need them more than ever.
Divided into two parts, Experimental is built around two practical frameworks leaders can implement to unlock the willingness to evolve within their teams. Part 1 explores The Experimental Toolkit and the five conditions needed to build change-ready cultures: Connection, Clarity, Curiosity, Courage, and Celebration. Each chapter contains diagnostics to assess what is working and what needs improvement, alongside actionable moves to create the environment needed for effective experimentation.
Within part 2, The Experimental Change Method, Ghalbouni breaks down how leaders can shape and implement experimental initiatives, including how to assess if a change is worth making, factor in “bouncebackability”, and run 30-day loops to embed new approaches gradually. Together, these frameworks provide the foundations and examples needed to turn readiness into everyday practice.
Experimental illustrates that progress doesn’t happen overnight, but through a leader’s sphere of influence, building proof and credibility before rolling out bigger shifts over time. With targeted guidance, readers can focus on the areas most relevant to their specific constraints, making it an actionable companion at every stage of the risk-taking journey.
Experimental is the ideal read for restless, ambitious leaders ready to act, whether navigating the growing pains of scaling a business, tasked with making change happen on a shoestring, or trying to unlock movement inside a complex organisation going through a major transformation. At a time when many teams feel stuck, Ghalbouni shows that building adaptable teams is not only possible but is within reach, even in the most complex and slow-moving organisations, helping to reignite the spark needed to innovate with confidence.
Experimental by Amale Ghalbouni is available on Amazon and in all good bookshops from the 2nd June 2026.
