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Emmanuel Gobillot
Globally acclaimed leadership expert helping organizations build stronger leaders, cohesive teams, and cultures that thrive in change.
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Why you should book Emmanuel Gobillot for your next event
- Delivers practical, experience-backed frameworks developed over 20+ years advising global organizations on leadership and culture transformation.
- Described as “the first leadership guru for the digital generation” for his pioneering work on modern leadership.
- Author of 8 bestselling books including "The Connected Leader" and "This Is Not a Leadership Book", both acclaimed globally.
Non-binding request for Emmanuel Gobillot
Leading in a World That Demands Connection
Emmanuel Gobillot helps organizations build connected, future-ready leaders who drive culture and performance. With 8 bestselling books and 20+ years advising global brands, his keynotes challenge outdated leadership models and inspire actionable change. Book Emmanuel to transform how your teams lead, collaborate, and succeed in a fast-moving world.
Emmanuel Gobillot is a globally recognized leadership expert, renowned for his work on strategic leadership, team alignment, and organizational performance. For over 20 years, he has advised top global companies on how to lead effectively in fast-changing, high-stakes environments.
Described as “the first leadership guru for the digital generation,” Emmanuel is celebrated for challenging outdated leadership models and introducing practical, high-impact frameworks that deliver real results. His client list spans industries and continents, making him one of Europe’s most sought-after voices on leadership today.
He is the author of eight bestselling books, including The Connected Leader and This Is Not a Leadership Book, which are widely used by senior leadership teams to rethink influence, authority, and execution in the modern workplace.
Educated in the UK, Emmanuel holds a Master’s degree from the University of St Andrews and a Diploma in Management Science from Nottingham Trent University. Originally from France and now based in London, he brings a global mindset to every engagement.
Book Emmanuel Gobillot to deliver fresh, strategic leadership insights that inspire action, challenge thinking, and drive real impact across your organization.
Customer Reviews
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Emmanuel is a pleasure to work with! The participants at our conference loved Emmanuel's presentation. This was the first conference I planned, and I was personally responsible for set-ups, testing and presentation content of all speakers. Emmanuel went above and beyond to help and was easy to deal with in each stage of the process.
Nadine BirdSteinhoff International
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Keynotes
Keynote by Emmanuel Gobillot:
Alive Inside
What if staying human was the most powerful leadership skill of the future?
In Alive Inside, Emmanuel Gobillot explores how leaders can ignite meaning, creativity, and human connection in an age of automation. Blending neuroscience, storytelling, and practical insight, he reveals the three keys and seven principles for staying fully human and helping teams thrive when technology and change threaten to drain life from work.
In this high pace, energising and entertaining keynote, Emmanuel weaves stories, solutions and shortcuts leaving audiences inspired, energised, and primed for action.
Audience takeaways:
- Discover how to avoid becoming “algorithmic leaders” by applying a simple 3-question framework to guide AI-enabled decisions.
- Learn how to ask the questions AI can’t, unlocking innovation and foresight beyond the data.
- Harness the humanity in AI-driven workplaces by embedding compassion to build trust and connection.
- Understand how to out-influence AI outputs by using presence as a signal of authority in a distracted world.
- Future-proof culture by crafting stories that embed values more powerfully than policies or systems.
Keynote by Emmanuel Gobillot:
Disciplined Collaboration
What if our problem was too much collaboration?
In Disciplined Collaboration, Emmanuel Gobillot reveals how to break down silos without breaking focus. He shows leaders how to balance freedom with accountability, turning teamwork into a strategic advantage.
Through clear frameworks and real-world examples, he explains how disciplined collaboration drives innovation, trust, and sustainable performance. In this high pace, energising and entertaining keynote, Emmanuel weaves stories, solutions and shortcuts leaving audiences inspired, energised, and primed for action.
Audience takeaways:
- Learn how to replace ad-hoc teamwork with structured, repeatable habits that deliver results faster and with greater quality.
- Understand the four disciplines that help leaders move from individual contribution to true co-creation, and recognise when collaboration is, and is not, appropriate.
- Gain tools to manage the loss of control, value, and speed that often stop teams from working effectively together.
- Discover how to empower people to act independently while aligning their efforts toward shared goals and measurable outcomes.
- Create systems and mindsets that move collaboration from a one-off event to a sustainable capability.
Keynote by Emmanuel Gobillot:
The Connected Leader
What if your greatest power as a leader came from connection, not control?
In The Connected Leader, Emmanuel redefines leadership for the digital age. He shows how trust, relationships, and shared purpose, rather than hierarchies, create lasting influence. Blending psychology and strategy, he reveals how leaders can inspire collaboration, unlock collective intelligence, and build organisations that thrive through connection, not control.
In this high pace, energising and entertaining keynote, Emmanuel weaves stories, solutions and shortcuts leaving audiences inspired, energised, and primed for action.
Audience takeaways:
- Learn how to replace hierarchical authority with authentic influence by building trust-based networks across your organisation.
- Discover how to align teams around a unifying “why” that drives collaboration, ownership, and performance.
- Understand how to cultivate the relationships, reputation, and reciprocity that turn informal networks into engines of innovation.
- Harness the wisdom and creativity of your teams by designing spaces and systems that enable contribution from everyone.
- Gain strategies to lead with credibility and empathy in an age where authenticity and openness define effective leadership.
Keynote by Emmanuel Gobillot:
This Is Not a Leadership Book
What if everything you thought you knew about leadership was wrong?
In This Is Not a Leadership Book, Emmanuel Gobillot turns traditional leadership thinking on its head. With wit and insight, he challenges the prevalent myths about power, authority and success, showing that real leadership isn’t about titles or control but about compassion, hope, and creating the conditions where others choose to follow.
In this high pace, energising and entertaining keynote, Emmanuel weaves stories, solutions and shortcuts leaving audiences inspired, energised, and primed for action.
Audience takeaways:
- Discover how being real, open, and human builds trust and inspires others to follow by choice, not compliance.
- Transform your role from being the one with all the answers to the one who enables others to contribute their best.
- Discover the three perspectives that enable you to master the art of foresight.
- Learn how to move fast from the strategic to the operational and vice versa to ensure you lead for impact.
- Gain tools to inspire commitment, motivate teams, and drive results, whatever your formal role.
