Justin Hughes

Former Fighter Pilot in the RAF, Former Executive Officer of the Red Arrows & Recipient of the Wilkinson Sword for Outstanding Achievement

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The Business of Excellence: Building High Performance Teams and Organizations

The Business of Excellence: Building High Performance Teams and Organizations

How to hire Justin Hughes

Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Justin Hughes for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

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Justin Hughes' official speaking topics are listed below:

  • Building high-performance virtual teams - including processes to improve alignment and coordination, personal resilience for home workers and the key cultural traits of high-performance organisations.
  • Decision-making under ambiguity - approaches to mitigate cognitive and motivational biases which might affect our judgement and decision-making in uncertain times.
  • Building and maintaining high-performance teams and organisations
  • Teamwork and leadership
  • Strategic ambiguity and agility
  • Decision-making and risk management
  • Behavioural safety and safety culture

Feedback From In-Person Events:

Justin Hughes is frequently hired as a keynote speaker for in-person events, read his latest feedback below.

"Justin is one of a rare breed of speakers who absolutely engages and captivates an audience, providing clear takeaways to action straight away into positive business results. His ability to take experiences from his consultancy work and bring to life what high-performance environments are really like truly resonated with the team. Whilst there were a number of factors leading to a record performance for the company this month, I am certain that the impact and motivation provided from hearing the common sense approach that Justin provided was one of them. An outstanding person with a world-class ability to bring excellence to life." - Mark, Managing Director, Plumbase

"Justin is one of a rare breed of speakers who absolutely engages and captivates an audience, providing clear takeaways to action straight away into positive business results. His ability to take experiences from his consultancy work and bring to life what high-performance environments are really like truly resonated with the team. Whilst there were a number of factors leading to a record performance for the company this month, I am certain that the impact and motivation provided from hearing the common sense approach that Justin provided was one of them. An outstanding person with a world-class ability to bring excellence to life." - Toby, CEO, Harrington Starr, North Starr, HSTC

"Justin hosted a two-day workshop in Canada for my global management team. He delivered a thought-provoking and hands-on programme focused on high reliability and managing the tension between growth and safety. The session was extremely worthwhile, and I would not hesitate to bring Justin back." - Andrew, Senior Vice President, Trican Completion Solutions

"We have implemented this in every single operational meeting and our first half-year performance has been excellent, exceeding our expectations when it comes to the number of patients treated with our medicines and subsequently exceeding our first half-year corporate objectives." - Gary, Chief Commercial Officer, Oncology Business Group 

"Justin was very well received, he was well prepared and came across in a manner that allowed the audience to connect and engage. He clearly adapted his style and message to align with the brief and discussion we had had before the event which was both pleasing and positive." - United Utilities, Brian Dunseath

"I would like to thank you for your amazing presentation and keynote at the High-Performance Teams Event on 9 February in Abu Dhabi. You captured the audience’s attention despite the fact that it was close to lunchtime and the feel in the room was electric during your keynote. Thank you for transforming our event and making it dynamic. I believe my colleagues were interested in engaging with you further for future events in other offices and I definitely look forward to future collaborations." - Marita Mitschein, Managing Director of SAP Training & Development Institute FZCO

  • 2022 - Chief Executive Officer of NetZeroNitrogen
  • 2020 - Member of the Board of Advisors for Digital Wellbore Ltd & Board Trustee for Costal Learning Partnership
  • 2020 - Board Trustee of Coastal Learning Partnership
  • 2019 - Trustee of Humantopia & Director of Integrated Airline Service for L3Harris Commercial Aviation
  • 2016 - Author of ‘The Business of Excellence: Building High-Performance Teams and Organisations’
  • 2012 - Non-Executive Advisor for Inox Global Capital Management
  • 2007 - Co-founder & Director of SL Privée
  • 2003 - MD & Director of Consulting for Mission Excellence
  • 2000 - Executive Officer of the Red Arrows
  • 1990 - Fighter Pilot in the Royal Air Force