About John Foley :

As Lead Solo pilot of the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, John Foley had to perform consistently as part of a team in an intense, high-stakes environment. Reaching that level of excellence required commitment, discipline, and trust.

Using insights from his experience with the Blue Angels, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and within the inner circle of a venture capital company, John developed a practical, effective model for closing performance gaps. His unique approach simplifies complex challenges so they can be tackled faster.

With energetic and contagious enthusiasm, he connects the high intensity of the Blue Angels with a client's organization and gives audiences concrete tools to begin the process of reaching and sustaining High Performance. His philosophy of "Basic truths: Told simply, Applied easily" positions audiences to achieve maximum success, professionally and personally.

Foley presents a compelling new look at performance, inspiring professional excellence and personal fulfillment.

In every organization, winning depends on the performance of leaders and their teams. Nowhere is this more powerfully demonstrated than in the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s elite precision flying team.

John Foley draws on his experiences to show you how to achieve unprecedented performance excellence in your team.  John Foley’s motivational keynotes demonstrate a disciplined approach for developing the four ingredients essential for optimal team performance:

•    Clarity of your team’s vision and objectives.
•    Focus on action.
•    Commitment to results.
•    Mutual trust and respect among team members.

John drives home his message with videos of his adrenaline-pumping performances with the Blue Angels. His speeches fire up audiences’ imaginations, leaving them eager to make a high-performance climb of their own.

Close Your Performance Gap
The Blue Angels are in the top 1/10 of the top 1% of all pilots. To achieve that rare status, they relentlessly elevate their individual and collective performance. For example, they’ve closed the in-flight distance between jets from 10 feet to just 36 inches—a performance improvement of 300%.

John Foley’s presentation shows leaders in any organization how to close their team’s performance gaps—and achieve increasingly outstanding business outcomes. Audiences discover how to:

    * Unify their teams behind shared goals
    * Analyze each team effort and extract lessons for continuous improvement
    * Create a culture of gratitude—for co-workers, customers, and opportunities to excel