Brandon Williams

Brandon Williams is a US Air Force Fighter Pilot, Top Business Leadership Speake...

Speaker fees:

In-person: £10k-£20k
Virtual: £10k-£20k

Topics:

Leadership Development
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High Performing Teams
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Change & Uncertainty

Brandon Williams graduated from the US Air Force Academy, and is an accomplished leadership business speaker, business owner, and adjunct professor.

As a decorated Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, he led men and women from diverse backgrounds and managed millions of dollars in assets. As an F-15E Fighter Pilot, Brandon flew hundreds of combat hours and missions over the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan, operating in some of the most challenging and dynamic environments imaginable.

Over the past decade, Brandon has built his speaking and coaching business to become an accomplished keynote speaker. Having taught at several universities for almost 15 years as an expert in Human Factors, he leverages his in-depth knowledge of human performance analysis to equip leaders for uncertainty and change.

With hundreds of globally-delivered presentations, Brandon has shared battle-tested lessons from the cockpit to help organisations navigate change, excel in complexity and unlock high reliability teams. His results-driven approach fuses dynamic storytelling, actionable frameworks and customised workshops to drive better decisions, catalyse transformation and empower teams to thrive in disruptive environments.

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How do we Lead our Teams in Dynamic, Complex, and Uncertain Environments? How do we Lead through Change and make decisions in very dynamic environments? Brandon’s experiences as a US Air Force Fighter Pilot and Officer will give you and your teams the tools to succeed in the dynamic environments we find ourselves in today. Your organisation will understand Situational Awareness and how it is used in future decision-making. They will understand how Leaders navigate change and complexity with Autonomy, Peer Accountability, and Mutual Support. And finally, your teams will be equipped to embrace the power of Debriefing with a Tone of Accountability, and ultimately boost performance. Harness tactics based on Human Factors research and used by FIGHTER PILOTS in some of the most fast-paced and dynamic situations imaginable!

Take-aways & Learning Points:

  • Your organisation will understand Situational Awareness and how it is used in future decision-making. Perception-Decision-Execution
  • Your Leaders will understand how Leaders navigate change and complexity with Autonomy through Peer Accountability and Mutual Support
  • Your teams will be equipped to establish a Debrief Culture with a Tone of Accountability in the most challenging environments…Psychological Safety
  • Harness tactics based on Human Factors research and used by FIGHTER PILOTS in some of the most fast-paced and dynamic situations imaginable!

Perfect for:

  • Teams who want to be motivated and inspired to improve performance
  • Leaders at any level who want to learn more about Alignment, Communication, Accountability, Decision-Making, Improvement, and Empowerment
  • Middle & Senior Management, Directors, and Front-Line Leaders

Are you looking to take your sales to the next level? Do you have some pain points within your sales teams that you are struggling with right now? Do you want to equip your sales teams with some better tools to lead through uncertainty and drive better results? Brandon’s experiences as a US Air Force Fighter Pilot and business owner driving sales for his own team will equip your people to win in any sales environment. They will learn how to drive an intense focus on your team’s desired outcome and how to foster accountability through mutual support. Additionally, they will gain valuable tools in how to improve performance through a Debrief Culture. Ultimately, your organization will understand Situational Awareness and how it is used in future decision-making, and how it can prepare them for ANY SALES SITUATION. Harness tactics based on Human Factors research and used by FIGHTER PILOTS in some of the most uncertain and complex situations imaginable!

Take-aways & Learning Points:

  • Your organisation will understand Situational Awareness and how it is used to gain an advantage in a sales environment
  • Your Sales Leaders will understand how to ensure PEER ACCOUNTABILITY with Mutual Support in a very autonomous operating sales environment
  • Your teams will be equipped to establish a Debrief Culture with a Tone of Accountability in the most challenging environments…Psychological Safety
  • Harness tactics based on Human Factors research and used by FIGHTER PILOTS in some of the most fast-paced and dynamic situations imaginable!

 

Perfect for:

  • Sales teams looking to improve and boost their performance by exceeding their goals
  • Sales Leaders, Managers, and Representatives at any level

Your Team will be inspired, motivated, and excited to Lead in a High-Performing and Psychologically Safe “Just Culture” Environment. Brandon syncs his experience as a US Air Force Safety Officer, Fighter Pilot, and Human Factors Professor to help your team understand how Fighter Pilots operate as a High Reliability Organisation. What gaps currently exist? What are the most prevalent Human Factors affecting YOUR Safety Environment? How can you help your People mitigate Human Error and produce a better, more productive, and safe environment? Finally, do you have a “Just Culture” organization, which allows, encourages, and rewards a psychologically safe hazard and error reporting environment?

Take-aways & Learning Points:

  • Learn about the most Common Human Errors and how to align an organisation around realistic Safety Goals
  • Understand Situational Awareness and how it can help identify gaps in your system
  • Grasp Mutual Support and Checklists usage to help your People mitigate human error
  • Learn about Just Culture and how it can transform your Organisation into a “Trust and Learn Culture” vs a “Blame and Train Culture”
  • Embrace the learning power of the Debrief and a Tone of Accountability, and how it can boost your safety leadership and performance

Does your team struggle with connecting strategy to execution? Are you looking for a planning session to drive action on strategic initiatives or improvement within your organization? Our planning workshop leverages a six-step “Flight Plan” process based on Human Factors Leadership to help equip your team with the highest Situational Awareness before planning and making critical decisions. Plan with a Clearly Defined Outcome and ensure success with Mutual Support, Accountability, and Alignment!

Take-aways and Learning Points:

  • Learn an actionable process to structure planning and organise your teams…strategically or tactically at any level.
  • Learn and apply a planning process that instils accountability, alignment, and mutual support to ensure plans are seen through to execution.
  • Learn about ways to uncover and think about “Areas of Vulnerability” BEFORE they present a problem in execution.
  • Your team will walk away with an ACTUAL PLAN they can execute!

Does your team operate with a Just Culture? Does your organisation ensure open and honest communication that drives a “Learning Culture” versus a “Blame Culture?” Our Debrief Workshop will not only teach your Teams how to establish a Debrief Culture, but will also allow them to utilise our model to Debrief, learn, and improve upon an actual task, project, or initiative in your organisation. Your Leaders will walk away with ways to ensure accountability, open/honest communication, analysis techniques (perception-decision-execution), and finally HOW to implement improvement!

Take-aways and Learning Points:

  • Learn and practice a method for creating a “Psychologically Safe” Tone of Accountability Environment for Debriefing.
  • Learn and practice a method for analysing execution on an ACTUAL task or project within your team. Uncover the human factors causing errors in your execution.
  • Walk away with ACTIONABLE Lessons Learned on how to implement improvement and repeat successes in the future.

What people say

Brandon’s keynote was absolutely terrific. Energetic, lots of enthusiasm…but most importantly a LOT of specific takeaways that our members can take back to execute on and be better Leaders!

Dan Berger, President & CEO, National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions

It was an engaging session creating a parallel between something you may not know much about and your business! It made it much more fun and enjoyable to consider your own behaviour with your team.

Kaytlin Maddix, Director of Operations, Merrill Manufacturing

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