It's mental first
Every decision is made twice
First in the brain, then in the world. Peter has spent his life learning to read that first moment: in the dark, under pressure, when the instruments are all you have.
Captain Peter Jähne · Global keynote speaker
The Brain Captain
Thirty years of neuro-behaviour science, tested in cockpits, on sniper ranges and in boardrooms. Peter shows leaders what really happens in the brain before every decision, and what to do about it.
970+
keynotes for leadership decision-making
8,140+
operational personnel trained, coached and supervised
30yrs
applying neuro-behaviour science in work and life
01 · The Sniper
Brain & behaviour, ready for deployment
Pattern recognition and perspective change, adapting to the context, overcoming internal challenges and achieving the objective.
Preparing the brain for deployment, and assessing it for extraction, before burnout leads to PTSD.02 · The Pilot Brain Assessor
Reading fear before it shows
Body and verbal language analysis of student pilots, to find the line between critical learning and the threshold of anxiety and fear.
Anticipating the psycho-emotional reactions underneath every action.Brain-Behaviour Readiness Profiler & Vice President, Air Adventure Flying Club ↗
03 · The Para-athlete Coach
Confidence, aligned to the medal
Coaching and counselling for the moments when mental and physical vulnerabilities threaten to override critical opportunities.
Continuous self-confidence alignment towards the goal.04 · Counter-HUMINT
No surprises, only foresight
War gaming, scenario management and stakeholder profiling for market entries and exits, negotiations and new products, and protecting information from human saboteurs.
Ab initio
Finding the extraordinary before they know it
His real speciality: spotting raw talent and potential in people who don't yet know they have what it takes, then staying by their side: from good to amazing.
Keynotes
6 talks. One subject: the human brain at work
Science made practical for leaders, HR heads, risk owners and teams. Every talk is tailored to the audience, and any of them can become a workshop or executive training.
Talent & Potential
Human-centred incubation
Talent is a mental process with a brain behind it. How to spot, assess and develop it objectively, including neurodiversity, and how to notice when the "talented" are losing their edge.
Innovation & Novelty
Creating the ultimate wow
Creativity is a mental function, not another course. Why stress switches it off, and how to train the brain to visualise, recombine and create, as a way of being rather than a job function.
Precision Leadership
Clear in, clear out
Clear, direct, timely and accurate thinking, communicating and acting leads to the same criteria for outcomes. When fuzziness is not corrected, who we are, where we go and what we expect will not happen as it should.
Risk: Perception vs. Reality
Evidence over imagination
Minimal experiential subject comprehension together with basic critical thinking creates fantastical risks in a mind that go against the reality of a situation. Enhancing evidence-based insights minimises risk creativity towards strategic risk management.
Trust Under Pressure
Knowing when not to trust yourself
Time and psycho-emotional pressure will only be subdued when the mental mechanism is mature, operating at high standards and rested. Knowing when one cannot trust their inner self is the key to Trust Leadership.
Work-Life Balance
Leading through the core
The underlying well-being is when the neurobiochemical elements in the brain are in a harmonious juggling state: a bit of each to anticipate rewards, be happy, honest and loyal. This is in line with stress management, and with opportunities for adrenalin to play a role, too.
Your tailored keynote
Give him a challenge. Anything.
Integrity and insider threat, decision-making in high-stakes industries, anything your audience needs. Tell Peter what it is, and he builds the talk around it.
On stage
63 seconds in the room
From the Better Decisions Leadership Forum in Kuala Lumpur, 2026: "Risk: perception vs. reality." Watch the room move with him.
Trailer · 1:03 · sound onBetter Decisions Leadership Forum · Kuala Lumpur
Praise
What global leaders highlight
From the CEO of an airline to a documentary filmmaker: in their own words.
"Peter's training has been the most impactful training I have ever experienced. Attending executive education at Harvard was top notch and so were INSEAD and London School of Business, but Peter's training touched me. His insights into the workings of the human mind changed my view of how things work and do not work in human interactions. He instigated me to write a book, and I did!"
"Peter's interpersonal agility is magnetic. His humbleness combined with professionalism invite trust and emanate inspiration to dare to accept and act upon what is new, yet critically necessary to make a difference in leading the self and others."
"As a filmmaker, I've met countless workshop leaders, but Peter Jahne is an original. He's a warm, captivating speaker who draws you in completely. […] Peter is technically brilliant and wildly creative, the rare kind of thinker who helps you move beyond conventional approaches."
"Peter established 13 partners in 4 continents, combining parallel activities in a calm and inclusive manner. He established a rapid impact of a Norwegian startup company at the world's most prestigious Oil & Gas event: ADIPEC. Peter's speeches and seminars are from deep experiences – not theory!"
"I remember Peter as one of our prime speakers and workshop leaders. […] I highly recommend Peter as a technically bright and the most creative professional. He is a true right-brain/left brain person who can bring very interesting ideas to any issue!"
BETRAYAL!
Drag to turn it
The book
The most dangerous exploit is the human brain
Behind every leaked document, every embezzlement and every compromised server is a biological "switch". Betrayal is the first book to map it. A must-read for recruiters, government agencies, corporate management and leadership.
- The anatomy of betrayalHow chronic stress and burnout "thin" the prefrontal cortex and erode moral guardrails.
- The cyberattacker's veilHow muted mirror neurons let "good" people cause damage without feeling guilt.
- The dark tetradSpotting the neural signatures of narcissism and psychopathy before they reach leadership.
- Graphology & betrayalWhat handwriting reveals about mental and psycho-emotional states.
"Treason is not a spontaneous event; it is a biological transition."
Mindflex
Talent, measured, not guessed
Peter is pioneering the use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and eye-tracking to assess natural mental talent and potential objectively.
"It's me first! How far can my brain take me?"Captain Peter Jähne
A life, curiously authentic
The mind is shaped by its past, but not governed by it
From an air rifle at 12 to an Amazon tribe at 17, from aviation with his kids to a brain scan at 60.
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Global Agent · Zurich, Switzerland
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