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The neuroscience-based leadership model for lasting organisational change.

Strategies don't fail on paper. They fail when people don't think, feel and act in alignment under pressure. BTFA works on the real driver of behaviour: belief.

THE HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM
STAGE 01 OF 04 · BELIEVE YOUR WIRING Beliefs shape predictions.
USED BY
  • GKN Aerospace
  • thyssenkrupp
  • CLAAS
  • Rio Tinto
  • Bombardier
  • Toyota Boshoku
  • Element Six
  • Cirrus Aircraft
THE MISSING DIMENSION

Great tools can't close a human gap.

You've invested in the technology, trained people in the tools and built the processes. Yet performance still depends on how people behave, and the human system is usually left to chance.

TECHNICAL SYSTEM
Tools · Processes · Technology · Structure · Targets
ALREADY STRONG · 85%
HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM
Beliefs · Behaviours · Conditions · Leadership · Relationships
ACTUAL OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
34%
THE HUMAN SYSTEM IS HOLDING YOU BACK

“People don't resist change. They resist threat.”

Why change management fails, and what the brain is protecting →
THE BTFA MODEL

Believe. Think. Feel. Act.

Continuous improvement follows PDCA. The brain doesn't: most decisions are driven by emotion. BTFA balances the rational process with the human reality.

STAGE 01 OF 04 · YOUR WIRING

Beliefs shape predictions.

Our existing neural wiring, assumptions and past experiences influence what we expect, what we notice and what we believe is possible.

FOR LEADERS

Surface the beliefs behind resistance before they stall delivery.

The science behind the BTFA model →
THE COST OF HUMAN FRICTION

Does this sound familiar?

Friction slows decisions, increases rework and limits innovation. It rarely appears on a balance sheet, but it shows up everywhere else. Tick what you recognise.

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Tick any that apply to your organisation.

See how a pilot works →
PROGRAMMES

Four ways in

The right support, at the right level, for lasting impact. From a five-week leadership experience to certifying your own BTFA coaches.

01 BTFA EXPERIENCE · 5-WEEK ONLINELeadership Development Programme Story-based learning with a weekly live session. Builds self-awareness and self-regulation, and equips leaders to create the conditions for better decisions. 02 BTFA MASTER COACH · 3-MONTH PROGRAMMELeadership Coach Certification Advanced training for internal coaches who embed BTFA in your organisation and sustain the impact over the long term. 03 BTFA LITE · ONLINE, SELF-DIRECTEDLeadership Awareness Training A concise version of the BTFA story that gives wider teams a shared language. Best deployed after BTFA, supported by your Master Coaches. 04 BTFA FOR LEANLean Leadership & Operational Excellence The human layer beneath Lean, Six Sigma and Agile: why transformations stall, and how to make them stick.
THE EVIDENCE

When human friction reduces, performance changes.

Same systems, same tools. Results observed at a manufacturing client over time, enabled by reduced friction, stronger collaboration and the delivery of key projects, supported by BTFA.

MANUFACTURING CLIENT · SITE TEAM OF 70 · BEFORE ■ AFTER ■
2.8×
Daily output
108k → 300k per day
2.4×
Revenue
£37M → £90M
1.8×
EBIT margin
18% → 34%
GKN AEROSPACE
£410M
ROI over four years, through a global OpEx transformation supported by BTFA.
TOYOTA BOSHOKU
+12%
Great Place to Work score, following the BTFA programme.
LISI AEROSPACE
Best in group
MAKE UK Best Place to Work, referencing BTFA.
SOUTHEASTERN
Engagement ↑
Improved communication after leadership sessions, with a measurable uplift in engagement.
Read the case studies →
TRUSTED BY

Trusted by leaders at organisations like these.

Across aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, rail, finance, mining and consulting.

  • AEROSPACE
  • AUTOMOTIVE
  • MANUFACTURING
  • RAIL
  • FINANCE
  • MINING
  • CONSULTING
  • LISI Aerospace
  • Stanley Black & Decker
  • Kemira
  • KINTO
  • Royal Ford
  • Walsh Construction
  • Omran
  • Unicorn Group
  • ABM Greiffenberger Polska
  • Gemini Consulting & Services
  • Skyscraper Consulting
  • Positive Momentum
THE EXECUTIVE PILOT

Start small.
Learn fast.
Scale deliberately.

A focused pilot lets you experience BTFA in your own context, build internal momentum and create the evidence you need to decide how to scale.

  1. 01

    Agree focus and scope

    Define the objectives, participants and success measures for your pilot.

  2. 02

    Run the 5-week experience

    Participants complete BTFA online, with weekly facilitated sessions.

  3. 03

    Reflect and evaluate

    Capture insights and observable changes against the agreed criteria.

  4. 04

    Decide and scale

    Use the learning to refine the approach and plan a broader roll-out.

PARTICIPANTS
6–10 leaders
DURATION
5 weeks
TIME
15–20 hours in total
FORMAT
Self-paced online + weekly 90-minute live session
Explore a pilot Tell us about your context, challenges and goals.
FROM THE SHOP FLOOR TO THE BOARDROOM
“BTFA has transformed our thinking about the human factors behind every aspect of organisational performance and culture. We have come together as a team in ways we simply hadn’t before.”
CLAASSVP Manufacturing
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CREATED BY

Engineers who studied the brain

More than a decade refining one model, built on a shared background in global manufacturing, philosophy, psychology and neuroscience.

David Bovis

David Bovis

CREATOR OF BTFA · MSc APPLIED NEUROSCIENCE

Time-served precision engineer and mould-maker with 30+ years in WCM and Lean change across Europe. Former operations director and advisor to regulated professional services firms, including Grant Thornton.

Levent Turk

Levent Turk

PARTNER · FORMER TOYOTA COUNTRY PRESIDENT

16 years at Toyota as Production GM, Quality GM and Country President. Led Lean transformations at Karsan and MAN Truck & Bus as a board member. Double-degree MBA; speaks five languages, including Japanese.

Boss Brain: The Neuroscience of Why Change Fails and What Actually Works, by D. R. Bovis
NEW BOOK · COMING [MONTH YEAR]
FROM THE CREATOR OF BTFA

Boss Brain

The Neuroscience of Why Change Fails and What Actually Works

David Bovis's new book. Behaviour is the outcome; the brain is the system. Read the first chapter before anyone else.

INSIGHTS

The brain at work

All insights →
Neuro-Learning
White Paper
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Why the brain doesn't follow PDCA

The research behind BTFA, and what it means for your next transformation.

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Change starts
with belief