John Blakey co-authored the highly acclaimed book 'Challenging Coaching'? with Ian Day. In 2016, he followed up with 'The Trusted Executive'; a timely challenge to the business community inspired by his prize-winning doctoral research at Aston Business School. Due to the impact of his work, John has become a sought after conference speaker and media commentator, helping thousands of professionals around the globe to improve their leadership skills.
He is a member of the speaker bureau of Vistage, the world's largest CEO membership organisation, and, in 2016, was named, alongside Marshall Goldsmith, Steven M. Covey, Simon Sinek and Brene Brown, as one of the top 100 thought leaders in trust by 'Trust Across America'.