I help business leaders learn to solve their critical problems.

I have over 40 years of advisory experience – almost all is obsolete.

My career has been to help when traditional consultants failed.

But I’m not a consultant – I don’t give answers. I help leaders learn the answers themselves.

I’m not an industry or functional specialist.

I’ve worked with the leaders of an 800,000 person organization – and pre-revenue founders.

When do you need me?

• Your traditional consultants and consulting firms are not able to help you succeed.
• You are accountable for the results and will suffer the consequences for failure.
• You make the presentations which describe your analysis and your recommendations. You have to answer all the questions. e.g. to the board of directors.
• You are making promises and commitments to the board of directors or others.
• You are able to learn new things and have a passion for learning

How can you tell you do not need me?

• Your traditional consultants and consulting firms are able to help you succeed.
• Your consultants present their analysis and recommendations to your company e.g. board.
• You can delegate to your consultants the accountability for failure and any related consequences.

How do you work with me?

I can be a member of your advisory board.  Every board of directors and CEO should have an advisory board,

The other option is to work one-one-one with me You may have 1-2 hour meetings periodically. The agenda is jointly set. I review material you prepare, prior to meetings. You work with me on a retainer basis.

Some of the critical company decisions and issues I have advised and assisted with include:

• Hiring and exiting C-Suite executives.
• Determining decision-making among: the Board of Directors, the CEO and executives;
• Turning around a business losing customers, losing money, and with poor customer service;
• Defining joint-venture objectives and shareholders agreements.
• Establishing the governance required for an IPO
• Merging companies;
• Acquisition analysis and due diligence;
• Divesting lines of business
• Assessing the risk of investing in early stage companies. Focusing on: market risk, technology/solution risk, and
• Establishing a new organization structure and long-term evolution path.

I am a Strategic Advisor. How am I different from a Consultant?

• Strategic Advisor: The focus in helping you think about your company’s future and potential futures. There may be little clarity regarding: your company’s direction; what the major problems actually are, rather than just the observable symptoms; how to make a strategic decision; or your goals are unclear. You may also want your directions, goals, and decisions challenged, etc.
• Coach: The focus is on what you need to do in the short term to move towards your company’s future or futures. You need help in thinking through how to reach your goal(s).
• Consultant: you need external expertise and external resources to collect data, analyze it, make recommendations, or implement a solution. Your company’s direction is clear and you know what problems are.

Consultants prepare reports and recommendations, based on data collection and analysis, for your review.   Consultants will often provide you with the answer or some options.

I am not a consultant.  I may suggest what you need to do, the information to collect, how analyze it, how to engage others, and how to present your plans and decisions.  I’ll review the reports and presentations that you prepare. I’ll discuss with you, your issues, problems and questions.

Further information regarding Strategic Advisors and Coaches is available at:

https://koorandassociates.org/creating-business-value/strategic-advisor-vs-coach-vs-consultant/

Tom’s  professional and volunteer affiliations include:

• Institute of Corporate Directors: Member
• University of Toronto, Entrepreneurship Hatchery: Mentor
• Helping to raise money for Lupus research. Over $280,000 in 20 years. Currently focused on the Geoff Carr Fellowship at Lupus Ontario, Canada
• Private company board director

Tom has two purposes for his professional life:

• Helping business leaders have a positive impact on society; and
• Helping business leaders (current and emerging) succeed.

Tom’s LinkedIn profile:  LinkedIn Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomkoor/

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