Tom Killen is an executive coach, talent management consultant, and founder of Core Leadership, where he provides customized solutions that drive business results.

His expertise is in the areas of executive coaching, talent management, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and team effectiveness.

Many coaches and consultants geek out on theory.

The big shops often have a “one-size fits all” mentality, lightly editing the same power point decks for each engagement. Still others work with a “ready, fire, aim” approach without fully understanding the issues before recommending solutions.

Tom’s approach, developed over 30 years, is to develop practical, customized solutions grounded in theory and best practice.

Tom knows the theory. He earned a master’s degree in Industrial / Organizational Psychology, is a ACC-level certified coach through the International Coaching Federation, and maintains senior Human Resources certifications.

He’s spent the past 25 years driving results in some of the world’s most successful organizations, including Home Depot, Bank of America, and TIAA.

His understanding of theory and best practice combined with practical experience allows him to:

• Partner with leaders to understand problems and opportunities.

• Develop customized solutions to address root causes.

• Design a path forward to achieve meaningful results.

“Tom’s rich expertise, balanced demeanor, point of view, and history of success in the arena of talent management made him an easy choice for our org design work.” ~ Shelly Smith, CHRO

Companies work with Tom to achieve goals such as:

• Enable executives and leaders to achieve greater success, prepare for future roles, and onboard to new positions.

• Strengthen the effectiveness of leadership teams.

• Build talent strategies.

• Ensure leaders, teams, and organizations adapt to disruptive change and effectively implement new business strategies.

• Redesign organization structures and improve organization effectiveness.

Tom isn’t a fan of expensive “mountain top” experiences that arouse emotions but have no lasting impact. He believes that meaningful growth at the individual, team, and organization level usually requires time and hard work.

While there is no “easy button”, the application of proven practices will result in progress over time.

“I saw personal growth after each session and credit my recent growth into an expanded role to the targeted development areas we were able to identify and hone in on this year.” ~ Confidential Client, High Potential HR Leader