Fighter Pilot Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, and Proven Business Leader
Anthony ‘AB’ Bourke’s 15 years of speaking to Fortune 1,000 and conference audiences around the world are a testament to his ability to motivate, energize and provide your team with real takeaways that they can implement the minute they walk out the door, challenged and inspired by his keynote speech.
As a United States Air Force fighter pilot, Anthony “AB” Bourke learned early in his career that the key to keeping individuals and organizations performing at their peak is a constant communication system where team members receive honest feedback on a regular basis delivered in a format that they expect. For fighter pilots, this feedback occurs after every single mission as part of a systematic ritual we call “The Debrief.”
All great leaders have a system for driving peak performance. This hard-charging, high-impact keynote offers your leaders the straightforward, critical tools that U.S. fighter pilots employ to lead their wingmen into the demanding environment of aerial combat.
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There are many companies with great people and great strategies in the business world today. Ultimately the difference between the winners and the “also rans” comes down to Execution. The Military trains Fighter Pilots so that execution becomes second nature and reflexive. This keynote details how these principles can be applied to business teams.
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A high impact Keynote focusing on how the world’s most successful enterprises – where results truly matter — achieve peak performance by creating a culture of honest and open feedback.
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In today’s rapidly changing world companies and their people must constantly innovate to stay ahead of the competition. While many people in business think only of Tech Entrepreneurs as the leading innovators of our day, there is no doubt that fighter pilots are constantly innovating to survive and thrive in the world of aerial combat.
Learn MoreCommunicating at Mach 2 In a business world where Leaders are constantly looking for ways to drive execution and accountability, the fighter pilot’s technique of regular Briefings before key meetings and events is one of the most powerful tools in a leader’s toolbox. The idea of Briefing assumes that you may be the best and the brightest leader in the world, and you may have the greatest…
Successful businesses always start with great leadership. Most great leaders are also great communicators. For fighter pilots, a carefully-constructed and well-delivered briefing is the best way to communicate a plan to a team, and vastly increases the likelihood of flying in formation and achieving mission success. Business leaders can use these same communication tools in their…
"… Your program was extremely dynamic and entertaining, and your message created immediate value for our company." — Kevin Taweel, CEO, Asurion Corporation Work With The Best Anthony "AB" Bourke is a world class speaker with over 15 years of experience teaching the world’s best organizations how to improve their communication, their organization and their execution. A Highly…
On the 4th of July each year, I am reminded of the price that many paid for the freedoms we enjoy in our great country. With this in mind, I encourage you to share the following reading with your friends and family on July 4th. It is a poem in the form of a letter written by an aging New…
My father, Bill Bourke Happy Veteran's Day to my father Bill Bourke who recently passed at the age of 86. Bill flew A4 Skyhawks for the USN from 1956-1965 which he considered the greatest experience of his life. Thanks and Special Remembrance…
Although Covid-19 has limited our collective ability to gather for live meetings and events, more than ever your people need inspiration and motivation to make sure they are aligned, flying in formation and executing as a team. We've done several "virtual" keynotes recently and have been…
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