John Foley is a “high performance” business coach and former lead flyer for the Navy's Blue Angels

How do the Blue Angels consistently operate with such precision while flying inches apart at 500 mph? Foley provides a proven model that demonstrates the most effective way to achieve precision by closing performance gaps. Through engaging personal accounts of his experiences, he takes complex challenges and makes them relevant, simple and immediately actionable. He successfully connects the high intensity of the Blue Angels with your own organization and gives audiences concrete tools to begin the process of reaching and sustaining excellence. Here is a brief overview of his keynote offerings:

A. Team Oneness
The importance of teams being in sync is a concept that John Foley understands profoundly. The Blue Angels must be closely aligned in thought and action in order to accomplish their mission. Through their interdependence as a team, members challenge and stimulate each other to achieve higher levels of team and individual performance. In his dynamic presentations, Foley addresses the essential elements of exceptional team performance and makes them relevant, simple, and immediately actionable. He shares how to center a team around shared goals, strengthen relationships, and create unity that leads to consistent and effective results.

B. Employee Commitment
When people are deeply engaged in their work and feel valued, they are more productive and effective, leading to a positive impact on the bottom-line. John Foley shares how management can stimulate performance by creating a culture that values expression of gratitude and appreciation—for opportunities, co-workers, and clients. With his signature “Glad to be Here”® mantra, Foley discusses the power behind gratitude as a way of thinking, working, and living. He shows how a culture of thankfulness engages employees on an intellectual and emotional level to create deeper commitment and raise levels of performance.

John’s Credentials:
• Former Lead Solo Pilot, Blue Angels
• Masters Degree and Sloan Fellow, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Masters Degree, International Policy Studies from Stanford University
• Masters Degree, Strategic Studies from Naval War College

“John’s presentation was exceptional! He hit the mark on the issues we are dealing with. Our entire group is using the Glad To Be Here approach since we’ve returned. I’m amazed at how one 90-minute presentation has changed the mentality of our people. John’s Blue Angel approach to performance works!” -Eric Murphy, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer - Ingenix