The Business of Excellence


Building high-performance teams and organizations

In The Business of Excellence, published in 2016, Justin Hughes offers a unique and compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams and organisations. Justin's experience as a management consultant to some of the world's most successful organisations and as a military fighter pilot for more than 12 years brings a rare blend of experience and insight to this crucial area of business success.

Detail 248 pages
Year 2016
Author Justin Hughes
Publisher Bloomsbury Business
ISBN 978-1472930223

The Business of Excellence Book by Justin Hughes
Buy The Business of Excellence on Amazon
The Business of Excellence on Kindle Fire

Message from the author, Justin Hughes

"My aim in writing The Business of Excellence was to pull together all the learning I had acquired from 12 years as a fighter pilot and a further 13 years as a management consultant into one simple model which explains the drivers of high performance in a format that can be easily transferred to just about any other team or organisation.  Easy!  In principle…

Writing the book was undoubtedly a journey, spread over several years, and forced me to collate and structure my thinking at a new level.  When I finally handed over the manuscript, I thought my work was done, but then copy editing started - another new experience for me!  As someone who likes a certain precision in the written word (bordering on pedantic?), I met my match in a professional copy editor. 

After a few months of intellectual sparring though, The Business of Excellence went into production, and I have to admit to being rather pleased with the end result.  I hope you enjoy it and look forward to your feedback."

Book author Justin Hughes to speak

Justin Hughes is also a renowned speaker on high performance, operational excellence, leadership, decision-making and risk, and behavioural safety and safety culture.

Watch Justin's showreel video to the right and get in touch using the form below to check Justin's availability and discuss fees and content for your event.

Download a free extract


Sign up to the High Performance newsletter

Get our monthly thought leadership round-up every last Friday of the month.