CONSULTING FIRM – WITOLD KOWALSKI, EX-CEO NIKE
A practitioner at your service
Is your business under-performing or already at a loss? The competition has overtaken you? Your organisation is not keeping up with growth? Current activities are preventing you from focusing on planning for the future?
Hello, I am a business consultant, mentor and coach with over 33 years of experience as a CEO/General Manager in multinational corporations and in my own consulting company, having spent around 12,000 consulting hours supporting companies and their managers.
I act like a doctor who, with my experience and a comprehensive approach, can identify most of the “illnesses” a company may have and get the firm and its managers ‘back on their feet’. I help companies prepare for scaling from the mental, organisational and process side. Many clients have built flexible strategies with my support that have given them an edge in the market. I effectively support increasing the operational efficiency of companies, which increases their profitability in a short period of time.
CONSULTING FOR FIRMS, WORTH YOUR WHILE
consultancy rate for the services: PLN 400-500 net per hour, depending on the length of cooperation
any number of hours can be allocated, according to the client's needs (e.g. 1-2 hour consultations, every week)
flexible agreement, which you can terminate in 1 day, without giving any reason
confidentiality and competition clauses in the contract, with contractual penalties for any breach
very fast response time to client communication (less than 8 hours)
a comprehensive approach based on experience, which realistically reduces my hours and your cost
implementation plans that increase the client's profit within my working hours, without additional remuneration
GET TO KNOW ME THROUGH MY BOOK
My mission is to help managers, business owners and early career professionals become conscious leaders who deliver results with a smile on their and their subordinates’ faces. I gather my experiences and pass them on to clients and managers using consulting and mentoring. I notice poor leadership practices in Poland and I want to help change them. I see gaps in knowledge, but also confusion in how companies should be managed due to the lack of sufficient number of good role models. That is why I have written a book that will enable readers and my potential clients to increase their confidence in making business decisions and engage in deep self-reflection - a critical step for a radical change for better leadership. Within the book, I show proven tools and tips I used in managing Nike, and in working with my clients.
At the same time, it is my way of gaining your trust.
BUSINESS CONSULTANT - TRUST MY EXPERIENCE
In 1991, I introduced the Spanish company Telepizza to the Polish market and managed it for 7 years. Then, I was the first General Director of Nike Poland for 13 years. Thanks to my experience in managing multinational corporations, I learned how to build profitable businesses that have achieved a leadership position in the Polish market. Many of my clients have increased, doubled or multiplied sales, improved margins, rationalised costs, and become major players in their market with radically improved profitability. Eight of my subordinates have become CEOs in well-known companies and seventeen are directors of large departments. My strategic and operational skills have been proven in the business results of the companies I run and have resulted in 20 company and industry awards and partnerships; as a mentor, with the European Commission, PARP and the Business Women Leaders Foundation. Only a negligible number of companies have failed to improve their performance despite working with me. The final implementation of my suggestions is always up to the business owners, and not everyone is ready to accept, sometimes painful feedback and radical changes.
Over the past 13 years of providing services as a business consultant, I have helped over 200 global and local companies increase their profitability. My clients operate in over 50 industries and include:
sports, fashion, manufacturing, consulting, finance, tourism, marketing agencies, e-commerce, green technology, waste management, renewable energy, research and development, commercial real estate, energy, household appliances, training, catering, furniture manufacturing, construction, logistics, cyber security, diet catering, medical services, legal and tax advice, dietary supplements, automotive, accountancy, language schools, trade fairs, business clubs, temporary work, goods distribution, plastics processing, back office services, outsourcing, automotive, EU grants, software houses, driving licence training and consumer electronics.
I provide consulting for small, medium and large companies all over Poland, but also for foreign companies from the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, USA, Switzerland, Finland, Luxembourg and even Australia. Helping foreign companies does not prevent me from visiting a small Polish company in Chelm, Opole or Wyszków.
Online course for beginners or lost owners and managers
You don't have to start by hiring an advisor to get closer to solving your problems. You can watch and listen to around 1,000 minutes of speeches (mostly by me, but also by Rafal Sonik and Adam Przemyk), supported by 540 slides, on running a profitable business. In the videos, we describe the problems of SME companies, start-ups or ‘lost’ managers and give concrete options for solving them. The course cost of PLN 3251 net +23% VAT is your investment in leadership and management knowledge delivered by business practitioners. It will enable you to make more informed decisions, increasing the profitability of your business.
COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS CONSULTING - THE KEY TO INCREASED PROFITABILITY
Depending on the client's needs, I use a combination of business consultancy, leadership training, team or group coaching and business mentoring for executives at all levels, which resembles Blanchard's situational management, but to solve my clients' complex problems. I don't get attached to one method of support, as using one is usually not enough.
My business model in consulting is based solely on my personal work with clients, which guarantees fast and effective cooperation. I get to know my clients ‘inside out’, as only then can I ‘step into the shoes’ of their executives, while giving an external perspective on the problems of the company in question. When working remotely on a client project, I use online instant messaging, video conferencing and email. I am keen to work with the client and not for the client, which ensures that their employees are ready to work effectively faster once my assistance has ceased. For this reason, I do not step into the role of an interim manager. I help solve my clients' problems in a holistic way, i.e. encompassing all aspects of the company's functioning, which is a rare approach, as specialised advisors in the Polish market usually do not have the holistic experience of managing an entire company.
