Consulting Collaborative

Everything starts with the Strategic Assessment.

Conducting a Strategic Assessment involves in-person or online virtual personal interviews with a representative number of management and strategically selected key staff employees.

Most often employees will be more direct, relaxed and candid with a “neutral” consultant than with company management on issues of major importance.  This means you will receive insight into problems and opportunities that will not normally arise through the normal communication channels.  That's an essential step that really gets top management focused!

During the personal interviews there will be a major focus on determining the company’s strengths and weaknesses as well as conduct basic research, explore the management and planning systems that are in place along with other needs that are identified during the interviews. 

A formal questionnaire will be used for all interviews and each person will be asked to quantify many of their verbal answers on a rating scale of 1 to 100 with 1 being the lowest and 100 being the highest rating.  They will be instructed to establish their ratings in the context of what they had experienced in school with respect to an “A-B-C” grading structure.

A = 90 to 100, B = 80 to 89, C = 70 to 79, D = 60 to 69 and F = 59 and below

Additionally, they will be asked to elaborate in their own words on whatever comes to mind during their thinking process.  Some of the questions will clearly inspire the interviewees to speak their mind.  Other questions will cause them to think deeply about the company today and where it is going in the future.

To encourage everyone to be very open, honest and candid with their comments and ratings, it is made clear their names will not be divulged in any way.

The strategic assessment always accomplishes four very important considerations:

1. Validates the strengths and weaknesses of your company.

2. Introduces you to new, leading edge and more effective "Best Business Practices”.

3. Provides comparisons to peer group companies.

4. Gets your key employees actively engaged to generate buy-in and commitment.

Whatever happens in the process, the results are always very positive.

BS Degree in Business Management from Indiana University

More than 20 years experience in management consulting.

Pricing based on scope of project.  

Before founding Consulting Collaborative in 2000, Mr. Voreis was Chief Operating Officer of United States Aluminum Corporation near Dallas, TX, where he had full responsibility for their 16 operations throughout the United States and Canada.

At Hebel Building Systems in Atlanta, GA he served as President and CEO with full operating responsibilities for North America including the launch of their $40 million U.S. manufacturing facility. 

During a very successful career at Kawneer Company in Norcross, GA Mr. Voreis was Vice President of Marketing and Sales where he was responsible for all marketing and sales related functions as well as training, research & development and engineering.

Consulting Collaborative offers a wide array of in-depth consulting services backed by solid experience gained from consulting with industry-leading companies and organizations.

Clients include architects, designers, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, building product manufacturers, distributors, suppliers as well as industry organizations and trade associations.

Adding a new client to increase our consulting engagements with clients in 35 states throughout the United States.

Ideally, it is best to select a consultant that can relate to your business and industry.  There is no substitute for experience! Additionally, look for these attributes in a prospective consultant:

Professional reputation.

Problem-solving ability and results-oriented track record.

Ability to communicate effectively.

Essential knowledge of client's business and industry.

Strong integrity, leadership and character traits.

Management fundamentals of business with a diversified background.

Awareness of “best practices” within business and industry.

Impressive client testimonials from small, medium and large size companies.

At least 15 years longevity in the consulting business.

Challenges within their company and industry.

Whether or not they are open-minded to change.

If they are agreeable to involving management and staff in the discovery process.

Their expectations in a consulting engagement.