Brandon Williams
Brandon Williams was a United States Air Force F-15E Fighter Pilot and Officer leading diverse teams of men and women from all backgrounds.
This experience set the stage for his Leadership methodology on Leading High Performing Teams. He is an accomplished and results-oriented leader, top business speaker, executive consultant, and technical expert with proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and organizations
In addition to his experience as a Fighter Pilot, Brandon is recognized for his expertise in Human Factors, having designed courses for and taught at several universities. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and a Master of Aeronautical Science in Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Speaking topics
- Leading Through Complexity and Uncertainty: A Fighter Pilot’s Perspective
How do we Lead our Teams in Dynamic, Complex, and Uncertain Environments? How do we Lead through Change? Brandon’s experiences as a US Air Force Fighter Pilot and Officer will inspire and give you and your teams the tools to succeed in the dynamic environments we find ourselves in today. Your organization will understand Situational Awareness and how it is used in future decision-making. They will understand how Leaders navigate change and complexity with Autonomy and Mutual Support. And finally, your teams will be equipped to establish a Just Culture of Open/Honest Communication. Harness tactics based on Human Factors research and used by FIGHTER PILOTS in some of the most fast-paced and dynamic situations imaginable!
Audience take-aways:
- Your organization 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 and Mutual Support. - Your teams will be equipped to establish a Just Culture of Open/Honest
Communication in the most challenging environment…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!
- Your organization will understand Situational Awareness and how it is used in future
- Flight Plan for Success
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!
Audience take-aways:
- Learn an actionable process to structure planning and organize your teams…strategically or tactically at any level.
- Learn and apply a planning process that instills accountability, alignment, and mutual support to ensure plans are seen through to execution.
- Learn about ways to uncover and think about obstacles BEFORE they present a problem in execution.
- Your team will walk away with an ACTUAL PLAN they can execute!
- Debrief with a Just Culture
Does your team operate with a Just Culture? Does your organization ensure open and honest communication that drives a “Learning Culture” versus a “Blame Culture?” Our Debrief with Just Culture Workshop will not only teach your Teams how to establish a Just Culture, but will also allow them to utilize our model to Debrief, learn, and improve upon an actual task, project, or initiative in your organization. Your Leaders will walk away with ways to ensure accountability, open/honest communication, analysis techniques (perception-decision-execution), and finally HOW to implement improvement!
Audience take-aways:
- Learn and practice a method for creating a Just Culture “Psychologically Safe” Environment for Debriefing.
- Learn and practice a method for analyzing execution on an ACTUAL task or project within your team.
- Walk away with ACTIONABLE Lessons Learned on how to implement improvement and repeat successes in the future.
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Speaker testimonials
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!