Helping high-pressure teams perform when it matters most
Create clarity when the picture is incomplete
Coordinate effectively as conditions change
Make better decisions when there is no script
Helping capable teams perform when the situation no longer matches the plan.
Drawing on proven principles from military aviation and human factors, we help teams perform safely and effectively when conditions are uncertain and the pressure is on.
Create clarity when the picture is incomplete
Coordinate effectively as conditions change
Make better decisions when there is no script
TRUSTED BY
THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE
Pressure exposes the gaps.
Your people don't struggle because they lack technical expertise or motivation. The gaps appear when situations become uncertain, priorities compete and the normal plan no longer quite fits.
These are practical problems. And they can be trained.
THE PICTURE IS INCOMPLETE
No one person has all the information. Different people see different parts of the problem, and assumptions start filling the gaps.
PRIORITIES COMPETE
Safety, delivery, customers, resources and time don't always point in the same direction. Teams need to recognise and resolve those tensions together.
CLARITY BREAKS DOWN
Under pressure, ambiguity matters. Who owns the decision? What does good look like? Who needs to know when the plan changes?
THE PLAN NO LONGER FITS
Experience and procedures matter. But when reality shifts, teams need to recognise the change, communicate clearly and adapt fast.
Sam Cockburn
"We’ve changed our pre-start onsite from a general chat and plan for the day to more of a debrief and brief, where we close out the day prior before discussing the who, how and when of the day ahead.
I’m getting more information and driving better conversations by asking about surprises and what went well — small changes that are already having a positive impact.”
4.95 out of 5
average participant rating.
*Based on course feedback from 2025-2026
9.55 out of 10
participants would recommend On Target.
*Based on course feedback from 2025-2026
OUR DIFFERENCE
Every organisation has different people, pressures and challenges. So we don't deliver generic training packages.
We design immersive learning around the challenges your people actually face and the capability you need them to build.
Strengthen Safety Culture
Move beyond slogans and compliance by helping leaders understand how everyday decisions, systems and behaviours shape safety.
Improve Learning from Normal Work
Build practical briefing and debriefing habits that help teams learn from everyday work, not just when something goes wrong.
Build Stronger Team Coordination
Improve how people communicate, share information and coordinate when priorities compete and conditions change.
Develop Practical Leaders
Give leaders tools they can actually use to create clarity, make decisions and lead teams through uncertainty.
Build Capability in Distributed Teams
Help teams maintain shared understanding and effective coordination across locations, functions and organisational boundaries.
"This kind of simulation is a game changer for organisations looking to elevate team performance. Paired with a strong briefing and debriefing framework, it provides real structure and clarity to how we communicate, execute, and reflect on tasks."
Tarryn Ryan
Experienced where the pressure is real.
We haven't just performed under pressure. We've taught it.
Doing the job and developing performance in others are different skills.
Our backgrounds include years spent instructing, developing instructors, facilitating learning and helping people improve in demanding environments.
Good training isn't about telling people what worked for us.
Good training is about creating the conditions for your people to practise, reflect, understand what happened and apply the learning to their own work.
People learn best by doing.
Team performance isn't developed by talking about teamwork.
Our immersive exercises give people the opportunity to experience how they actually communicate, coordinate and make decisions as conditions change.
We then debrief what happened, explore why it happened and connect the learning back to their real work.
EXPERIENCE → REFLECT → LEARN → APPLY
WAYS TO WORK WITH US
On Target services
TEAM PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS
Experiential programs for teams that need to communicate, coordinate and make decisions more reliably under pressure and uncertainty. Built around your operating environment, people and performance challenges.
HUMAN FACTORS & OPERATIONAL LEARNING
Focused capability development in areas such as non-technical skills, briefing and debriefing, communication, decision-making and operational learning.
WORKSHOPS & SPEAKING
Practical, engaging sessions for conferences, leadership groups and organisations looking to introduce the ideas or tackle a specific performance challenge.
Real experience. Different perspective.
Mike and Sam bring decades of experience from military aviation, Human Factors and high-pressure environments. Now they use that experience to help teams think, communicate and perform when it matters most.
IN PRACTICE
What matters is what changes back at work.
MITCHELL SERVICES
Operational Leadership
Workshop strategies applied underground within days.
Simple briefing changes taken directly from an On Target workshop to underground operations at Tanami, helping crews anticipate problems, prepare contingencies and build a clearer shared picture.
HEALTHCARE SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Leadership Under Pressure Workshop
From workshop to workplace.
After our Leadership Under Pressure workshop, anaesthetist Emilia applied the briefing and debriefing principles in both clinical teaching and a leadership meeting, making each more deliberate and structured.
CASE STUDY COMING SOON
SMARTSHIP AUSTRALIA
Maritime / Team Performance
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CASE STUDY COMING SOON
TESTIMONIALS
What they say after working with us
“The half-day session opened our eyes to gaps in our communication.
The impact was immediate, and we knew straight away that one session wasn’t enough.”
Cameron Taudevin
Managing Director · Venté Property
“On Target challenged the way we think about team performance and workplace culture.
The session was engaging, thought-provoking, with practical takeaways that have immediate applications in our work.”
Stephanie Aland, CA
Director, Alands Chartered Accountants
“As a CEO, I value coaching that is practical, disciplined, and delivers measurable impact. On Target Leadership Coaching does exactly that. I’ve already seen tangible improvement in decision-making, leadership maturity, and overall performance of my team.
Adrian Knowles
CEO, Harcourts Australia
FREE
GUIDE
Free Guide: Run a better debrief tomorrow.
Most teams leave valuable learning trapped in the work they've already done.
The High-Performance Debrief gives you a simple structure for turning experience into useful learning, without blame, theatre or another hour-long meeting.
INSIGHTS
Practical thinking for when work gets messy.
Real examples and useful ideas about team performance, human factors, operational learning and leading through uncertainty.
