Afterburner Australia NZ

Afterburner Australia NZ's Biography

Afterburner is a high performing team of fighter pilots who are passionate about helping people learn and apply the techniques they use every day to achieve a consistent mission success rate of 98%. It’s a program designed to make you and your team awesome!

A fighter pilots’ workplace is like no other. They operate in rapidly changing, complex and sometimes hostile environments, yet they consistently excel in achieving successful outcomes, they’ve developed the winning habit. Each fighter pilot is the product of a $15 million training program that pushes them to the limit of mental and physical performance.   They’ll share with you the four key secrets to increasing your performance and success rates by three times, what they call “3X”.

Afterburner lead speaker, facilitator and coach Christian "Boo" Boucousis was a fighter pilot for 11 years before becoming an successful entrepreneur and published author. With a passion for start-ups, growth and what makes people tick, he delivers a powerful human message through his company Afterburner Australia. What's the message? How to optimise the performance of all the people within your organisation by using the lessons learned in an environment that tests human physical and mental performance at the edge of the envelope, a high-performance jet fighter Squadron. What's the secret? A simple four step process that creates clarity, motivation, continuous improvement, agility and accountability for you and your team. 

 

Whether you are a leader or a valued member within a team, the methods employed by fighter pilots consistently deliver results, whether you are a high-performance sports team, a small organisation or a large complex corporation, there is something for everyone in an Afterburner experiential program. Why do Boo and his pilots love working with you? Because the feedback is always the same:

 

"Without doubt the best presentation we've ever seen"

"We've never experienced that level of engagement from our team before"

"We still use the fighter pilot methodology three years later"

 

Afterburner keynotes and experiential programs are ranked 4.9/5.0 on Facebook and Google by hundreds of participants,  not only is Afterburner the 'safe' option for your next event, the pilots will leave a lasting impression on your team and drive genuine results long after your event. The fact Afterburner continues to grow and expand its programs after 22 years is testament to the quality and durability of the content.

Speaking Topics Include

FLAWLESS EXECUTION – PLAN - Simple Six Step process that creates alignment, focus, clarity and accountability BRIEF - Clear and effective communication of the plan, and of expectations and requirements EXECUTE - Avoid the performance killing effects of Task Saturation and Distraction DEBRIEF - The ’Nameless and Rankless’ process of continual improvement where lessons learned are developed and incorporated

LEADING FLAWLESS EXECUTION FROM THE TOP- Leading Flawless Execution from the Top is a program aimed at the leadership in your organisation. In addition to delivering all the key messages of the Flawless Execution Key Note, it will equip your leaders with the latest strategy and alignment principals in use by top military planners.

OPERATIONAL EXECUTION AND SAFETY-- The Afterburner ‘Operational Execution and Safety’ Key Note is delivered by 2 Fighter Pilots: a main speaker and wingman. It is a high energy presentation, heavily customised for the audience and their industry to relate how the ‘Flawless Execution’ model, developed and proven in the Fighter Pilot community, actually applies to business. The presentation focuses heavily on the key messages of PLAN-BRIEF-EXECUTE-DEBRIEF and how they are used to promote both safety and effectiveness in an operational environment.