Brandon Williams

KEYNOTE — Human Factors Leadership: Advancing Human Performance in High-Stakes Environments
Format: 45 – 60 Minute Keynote​
Drawing from over 20 years of experience in aviation safety, human factors instruction, and his experience as a fighter pilot and airline Captain, Brandon unpacks how safety and human performance principles from aviation can transform your organization’s culture.

Take-aways & Learning Points
-The Human Factors driving error, miscommunication, and performance breakdowns.
-How Situational Awareness is created, maintained, and lost — and why it matters.
-Why Clear Intent is the foundation of safe execution and empowered teams.
-Build trust and psychological safety through Mutual Support and Peer Accountability.
-A simple Debrief process that builds a culture of accountability without blame.

KEYNOTE — Human Factors Leadership: Advancing Human Performance in High-Stakes Environments
Format: 45 – 60 Minute Keynote​
Drawing from over 20 years of experience in aviation safety, human factors instruction, and his experience as a fighter pilot and airline Captain, Brandon unpacks how safety and human performance principles from aviation can transform your organization’s culture.

Take-aways & Learning Points
-The Human Factors driving error, miscommunication, and performance breakdowns.
-How Situational Awareness is created, maintained, and lost — and why it matters.
-Why Clear Intent is the foundation of safe execution and empowered teams.
-Build trust and psychological safety through Mutual Support and Peer Accountability.
-A simple Debrief process that builds a culture of accountability without blame.

WORKSHOP — FLIGHT PLAN FOR SUCCESS: STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH HUMAN FACTORS LEADERSHIP
Format: 2 – 4 Hour Interactive Workshop
This interactive workshop helps teams develop plans that actually work in execution not just look good on paper. Using Brandon’s “Flight Plan framework, participants will learn how to align teams, identify vulnerabilities early, and execute with greater clarity and coordination.

Take-aways & Learning Points
-Develop better and focused strategic and tactical plans.
-Ensure Clear Intent and alignment across stakeholders.
-Embed Mutual Support throughout the plan BEFORE execution.
-Identify “Areas of Vulnerability” before execution.
-Walk away with a real, actionable plan.

WORKSHOP — DEBRIEF TO IMPROVE: EMBEDDING A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY & LEARNING
Format: 2 – 4 Hour Workshop
This workshop teaches teams how to leverage a structured debrief process to uncover lessons, improve performance, and build a culture of continuous improvement. Participants will practice analyzing real projects, tasks, or initiatives using Brandon’s Debrief Model to uncover Human Factors at play and identify concrete improvement actions

Take-aways & Learning Points
-Establish a psychologically safe environment for feedback.
-Practice “Respectful Truth” with a Tone of Accountability.
-Learn and practice a debriefing model applicable to any environment.
-Uncover human performance challenges before they create risk.
-Leave with actionable lessons learned for future execution.

WORKSHOP — THE HUMAN FACTORS TEAM CHALLENGE: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR SAFETY & PERFORMANCE
Format: 3 – 4 Hour Interactive Workshop​
This highly engaging, team-based workshop puts Human Factors Leadership into practice through an experiential learning challenge. Participants will be forced to operate in dynamic, uncertain environments practicing clear communication, planning, mutual support, and rapid decision-making. Then, using Brandon’s Debrief Model, teams will extract lessons applicable to their real-world environment.

Take-aways & Learning Points
-Improve team dynamics in high-pressure situations: communication and decision-making
-Practice skills like Clear Intent, Mutual Support, and Situational Awareness.
-Experience firsthand how Human Factors impact team performance.
-Walk away with practical tools for improving safety, communication, and execution.