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Fighter Pilots get the job done using the Flawless Execution Model (SM). This is a simple, continuous corporate team building and performance improvement process designed to help military aviators win in combat. Today, companies in all industries, from small to large, are using the Flawless Execution Model to dramatically improve the way their teams perform.

Everyone works together for a common goal- and it works. This is no gimmick. If you and your team can't execute a viable strategy, you'll lose control, lose market share, and lose your chance to stage a comeback if you ever need one. Corporate survival, like surviving in combat, depends on execution. Afterburner Seminars teach the Flawless Execution Model SM, the process used by Fighter Pilots around the world to execute missions when the stakes are high and failure is not an option.

• Flawless Execution is a CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.
• In just four simple steps your team can improve execution AND stay one step ahead of the competitive rate of change in your industry.
• Flawless Execution helps you eliminate those painful recurring performance problems and the corporate cynicism that goes with them.

How does flawless execution work in the world of fighter pilots?

PLAN. They begin every mission with a detailed plan and use a highly refined process called "the SIX STEPS TO COMBAT MISSION PLANNING." The plan starts with an objective that is clear, measurable, and achievable — and it supports your company's overall strategy.

BRIEF. Next you communicate the plan. Fighter Pilots call this a "Briefing." It's essential that people on the front lines know exactly what is expected of them. Businesses ignore this — often to their peril.

EXECUTE. Now it's time to execute the mission. Generally, there is one thing that gets in the way of you flawlessly executing your mission. It is called "Task Saturation," which, simply put, is task overload. You and your team have so many competing priorities that you have a meltdown. In the cockpit, this could look like an engine fire during a landing. Alarms go off. Lights flash. But the pilot still must focus on his primary job of landing the plane.

In business, this could be any day in a manager's life when the pace of business is out of control. Managers must manage people, do their own work, and deal with hundreds of items that keep them from their primary business objective. This is Task Saturation and it causes an overwhelming sinking feeling. Overwhelmed people can't function. So they drain themselves and the entire organization and keep you from accomplishing your goals.

Afterburners' ultimate goal — YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL — is to execute the perfect mission. As Fighter Pilots, they use highly developed techniques to help minimize Task Saturation in our cockpits. We will teach your team how to develop and use these tools in your own unique working situation as part of your workplace arsenal.

DEBRIEF. The last step is the Debriefing. After each mission, we hold a nameless, rankless Debrief. Each person, without fear of reprimand, rehashes what worked, what did not work, and why both the good and the bad events happened. They then take the key Lessons Learned from the Debrief and apply them to the next plan. The Debrief speeds up learning. It lets them fine-tune the processes that ensure your success.

WIN. Winning itself is not the goal. The goal is to win by implementing a disciplined management process. You can only really win if you have planned carefully, briefed your plan thoroughly, executed your plan with discipline, and debriefed the mission. Luck can lead to these results some of the time, but it can't be easily duplicated every time without a disciplined process. We will give you that disciplined process. In the end, real winning happens when we apply the tools of Flawless Execution — whether in a fighter jet or on your "business battlefield."