Mayday At 8 Miles A Minute Keynote / Workshop
When the pressure rises, people behave differently, and that is the moment most organisations fail to prepare for. Aviation does not have that luxury. At 500 miles an hour, human behaviour under stress is the biggest performance variable we manage.
As a former Royal Air Force VIP Captain, I flew Her Majesty The Queen, the Royal Family, and Government Ministers around the world. Operating in that environment meant understanding how stress affects judgement, communication, and teamwork, because one poor decision could have catastrophic consequences.
This keynote brings those lessons into the boardroom. Through a sharp, interactive experience, your leaders will learn the same non-technical skills used on the flight deck to improve clarity, collaboration, and decision making under pressure. They will walk away with practical tools to help them speak up early, delegate effectively, and lead with confidence even when the pace feels overwhelming.
The result: teams who perform better under stress, leaders who communicate with purpose, and an organisation that does not wait for a crisis to discover how its people behave at 8 miles a minute.
“Best thing you’ll do this year. Understanding good and effective decision making in all areas of your life. ”
STRESS & PERFORMANCE
DECISION MAKING
LEADERSHIP
RESILIENCE
RISK
HUMAN ERROR
EGO
SPEAK UP
ASSERTIVENESS
HIERARCHIES
“Matt’s ability to use his extensive experience in the airline industry, to clearly articulate lessons and solutions to the vitally important topic of patient safety, is refreshing and insightful. Human factors, attitude to risk and creating a just culture are key areas to focus and continually improve on, whatever the industry – but particularly relevant to pharmacy. A GREAT DAYS TRAINING.”
“Workshop was brilliant. Really made you aware of big picture thinking and how good leadership is key to good decision makers. ”
“I wanted to feedback how much I enjoyed listening to Matt, I’m a bit advocate of story-telling as an approach to help people learn generally, but the authenticity, humility and human way that Matt narrated his own story was so powerful and engaging for me. I really hope many more colleagues across Sage have the opportunity to hear Matt’s story to help them on their leadership journeys.”
“Matt listened carefully and with understanding to our brief and wow did he deliver. He brought energy into the room – being both inspiring and engaging in equal measure, helping translate his flying stories with relevance into our healthcare world. He introduced some highly valuable insights into leadership and decision-making in challenging circumstances. The feedback was hugely positive. THAN YOU!”
“I am very happy to write this recommendation for Matt Lindley, whom we had a pleasure of welcoming as one of the leading keynote speakers at the World Procurement Congress 2018 in London. Matt performed magnificently and engaged with the audience of over 700 extremely well, no doubt due to his approach, knowledge and experience on the topic, giving our delegates a deep insight into the human error topic and leadership skills. Matt’s session has received fantastic feedback from our delegates and scored a perfect NPS score! On the personal level, he is very affable and we look forward to the possibility of working with him in the future.”
“Assessing and managing risk”. It was a great session, very interactive and managed to engage all the SME Managing Directors that were present. I would thoroughly recommend Matt to anyone looking for a keynote speaker on this area.”