More About Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee

What if the greatest barrier to high performance isn’t capability – but the culture people work in? Every organisation wants people who perform at their best. Yet too often, hidden barriers such as poor psychological safety, identity threat and bias prevent talented individuals from contributing their full potential. The result is lower engagement, reduced innovation, poorer wellbeing and missed opportunities, for individuals, teams and organisations.

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee helps organisations change that.

Amrita’s work is shaped by more than 15 years of clinical experience and internationally recognised research into post-traumatic growth, alongside her own lived experience of acquiring an invisible disability. Rather than defining her, this experience transformed the way she understands human performance, identity and leadership, giving her a distinctive perspective on how organisations unlock potential by creating environments where people feel psychologically safe enough to perform at their best.

Her TEDx talk and award-winning research have established her as a recognised voice on identity, psychological safety, belonging and sustainable performance. She has advised and spoken for organisations including EY, DHL, Generali, DAC Beachcroft, NHBC and NHS organisations, and has been invited to speak at the House of Lords, the General Medical Council (GMC), international academic conferences and private equity leadership events.

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee | Speaker

Organisations work with Amrita because she moves conversations beyond wellbeing initiatives to address the cultural conditions that drive long-term performance. Her keynotes help leaders build trust, improve collaboration, navigate change with confidence and create workplaces where people feel seen, valued and able to do their best work. Audiences leave with practical, evidence-based strategies they can apply immediately – creating lasting impact long after the event has finished.

Whether speaking to senior leaders, global organisations or professional audiences, Amrita’s message is simple: when people feel safe enough to contribute fully, individuals flourish, teams perform better and organisations become stronger.

Amrita offers keynotes, webinars, workshops, Q&As, fireside chats, event hosting, panel discussions, and facilitated conversations. She is always happy to create something bespoke around a client’s audience, sector, and particular challenges.

She is particularly popular at health events marking the likes of “international week of happiness”, “migraine awareness week”, and “international day of persons with disabilities”.

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee | Keynotes

Identity: The Hidden Driver of High Performance: Most organisations focus on skills, behaviours, and performance, but few recognise that the way people see themselves shapes how they lead, collaborate, innovate, and perform. This keynote explores the powerful relationship between identity, confidence, belonging, and sustainable high performance.

Audience Outcomes

Delegates discover why identity influences motivation, resilience, communication, and performance, and how leaders can create environments where people contribute at their very best.

Actionable Takeaways

– Strengthen confidence and self-awareness
– Create cultures of trust and psychological safety
– Improve collaboration and engagement
– Unlock higher performance without sacrificing wellbeing

Why should I choose this keynote?

Drawing on positive psychology, coaching psychology, clinical practice and internationally recognised research, Amrita combines evidence with powerful storytelling to help audiences understand not just how people perform – but why.

Invisible Disability: Challenging Bias to Unlock Potential: One in four people will experience disability during their lifetime, and many disabilities remain unseen. Yet invisible barriers often limit talent long before disability itself does. Based on Amrita’s TEDx talk, published research, and lived experience, this keynote explores how bias, identity and psychological safety shape individual and organisational performance.

Audience Outcomes

Organisations discover how greater understanding leads to stronger inclusion, better retention, increased trust and higher-performing cultures.

Actionable Takeaways

– Recognise hidden barriers
– Become better allies
– Have more confident conversations
– Create psychologically safer workplaces
– Build cultures where everyone can contribute fully

Why should I choose this keynote?

Rather than focussing solely on disability awareness, this keynote demonstrates how inclusion improves leadership, innovation, engagement and performance for everyone.

Thriving Through Change: Finding Confidence in Uncertainty: Change is inevitable; growth is not. Drawing on positive psychology and research into post-traumatic growth, this keynote explores how uncertainty can become an opportunity for learning, adaptability and meaningful growth.

Audience Outcomes

Audiences understand why some people become stuck during change while others emerge stronger, more confident and better equipped for future challenges.

Actionable Takeaways

– Navigate uncertainty with greater confidence
– Build psychological flexibility
– Strengthen resilience
– Reconnect with purpose
– Support others through change

Why should I choose this keynote?

Rather than promoting relentless positivity, Amrita offers an evidence-based approach that acknowledges the realities of uncertainty whilst providing practical strategies for sustainable growth.

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee | Other Speaking Topics

– Flourishing at Work: Helping People and Organisations Perform at Their Best
– Sustainable High Performance: Succeeding Without Sacrificing Health or Humanity
– Identity: The Hidden Driver of Confidence, Belonging and Performance
– Beyond Wellbeing: Creating the Conditions for People to Flourish at Work
– Invisible Disability: Challenging Bias to Enable Change
– Beyond “You Look Fine”: Understanding Invisible and Fluctuating Conditions at Work
– The Hidden Cost of Disbelief: Building Cultures Where People Feel Safe to Speak
– Invisible but Not Insignificant: Supporting People to Work and Thrive
– Invisible Disability: Challenging Bias to Enable Change
– From Disclosure to Belonging: Creating Disability-Inclusive Workplaces
– See Me for Who I Am: Identity, Dignity and Invisible Disability
– Disability Inclusion: Turning Good Intentions into Meaningful Change
– The Human Behind the Label: Rethinking Disability, Capability and Performance

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee | Awards and Recognition

– Diversity Award 2024: University of East London Alumni Awards
– SME Greater London Enterprise Award 2024: SME News
– Inspire Established GP Award 2024: Royal College of General Practitioners
– Inspire Highly Commended First5 GP Award 2021: Royal College of General Practitioners
– GP Pulse Magazine Unsung Hero Award 2020

Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee | Clients

Allbyn, BBC, The BMJ, Cognomie, DGS Health, Enterprise Ireland, Faculty of Medical Coaches, Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, Hymers College, King’s College London, Lekela, Londonwide LMCs, Medigold Health, MPS, NHS, North West London Integrated Care System, Richemont, UCL, University of East London, Wessex Local Medical Committees.

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