Former VP of Travelocity and Change Champion at GE and American Airlines

Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Al Comeaux Biography

Al Comeaux ignites new thinking when he speaks about leadership and change. Because he’s sat in our seat leading organizations during change—plus he’s authored what’s now considered one of The Best Change Management Books of All Time*—he’s that unique, sought-after speaker who understands us and finally explains change from our perspective.

More than 25 years ago Comeaux realized that something was wrong with how we think about and lead change. For example, we think we can change our organizations. (But organizations don’t change; people do.)

From his first failed change initiative in the late 1990s, he began studying scores of organizations going through change while also leading countless changes at the C-level inside companies large and small: an IPO, hostile takeover, leveraged buyout, globalization, technology launches, digital transformations, startups, CEO transitions and too many other changes to count.

The enormous task of leading change inside companies such as American Airlines, GE, Travelocity and Sabre brought him new and very different thinking on the topic of leadership and change. After decades in leadership roles, he’s made his passion for change personal by dedicating the last third of his career to sharing what he’s learned, hoping that his own children will have change-adept, adaptable companies to join when they enter the workforce in the next decade.

Nowadays, Comeaux is making the difference he set out to make: In addition to his book’s recognition, organizations of all sorts seek him out to speak on leadership, change and related topics. His keynotes bring fresh approaches and excitement about new ways to lead change. He weaves together science and research with fun and engaging stories that support his very different understanding about leading change—an understanding you need to have.

With two-thirds of change efforts failing, you owe it to your organization, your people, your career and legacy to get change right. Al would be honored to help you, your leadership team, partners, future leaders—anyone aspiring to lead—learn what it really (truly) takes to create lasting change. Let him make a difference for you—and for his kids’ generation.

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Al Comeaux Speaking Topics

  • The Change Paradox

    Turns out, the skills that make us great as leaders every day—habits and thinking ingrained in us, traits that make us leaders from the start—these very same capabilities and conventions can make us terrible at leading change. It’s a mind-boggling paradox I’ve discovered that holds us back as change-leaders, and we need to understand and embrace it to drive lasting changes. Because change efforts, unlike everyday initiatives, depend so much on our people—the very folks who will carry the change on their backs, but only if they decide to—we need to challenge our habits and depart from familiar leadership approaches—sometimes leading in counterintuitive ways—lest we cripple our change efforts. In this lively, groundbreaking keynote I share powerful stories and lessons to ignite the imagination and bring this paradox to life, so we all recognize the changes needed in ourselves, and we grasp the habit-breaking mindset necessary if we intend to win at change.

  • Give Your Innovation a Runway

    You’re about to launch a market-moving innovation, something that’s bound to give you an advantage. The catch: It requires change at your customers, distributors, franchisees, partners—the third parties in your value chain in between you and success. Their people—their workers—will carry this change on their backs, but only if they choose to. Are their leaders up to the task? This keynote is for the leaders at your partner organizations…the ones whose leadership approach can make or break your innovation’s success. Bring them in, help them understand the mindset that leads to innovation-ready change. In this keynote, I ignite your partners’ imagination, so they think the right way about leading change. It makes their businesses stronger, and this gives your innovation the runway needed for take-off.

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Al Comeaux Videos

Al Comeaux Highlight Reel

Al Comeaux Highlight Reel

Al Comeaux ignites new thinking about leading change...the thing we fail at 2/3 of the time. Finally, someone who's actually led changes is speaking...

Al Comeaux - Full Speaker Reel: "Winning at Change"

Al Comeaux - Full Speaker Reel: "Winning at Change"

Global authority on business change from the inside-out, and master storyteller who expertly weaves scientific research, thought-provoking ideas, and...

Al Comeaux - "Winning at Change"

Al Comeaux - "Winning at Change"

We've got change all wrong. Al Comeaux re-thinks how to lead change bringing C-level acumen actionable learning great storytelling and an authentic...

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Al Comeaux is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Change Paradox, Give Your Innovation a Runway, Leading Change in the Age of AI and The Four Ways to Win at Change. The estimated speaking fee range to book Al Comeaux for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Al Comeaux generally travels from Fort Worth, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Alex Goryachev, Tom Koulopoulos, Horst Schulze, Dr. Jackie Freiberg and Pia Heidenmark Cook. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Al Comeaux for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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