Work with Tom
Consulting
Assess purchasing costs, supplier relationships, and processes, then improve them with negotiation, Lean Six Sigma, and Kaizen.
Backed by: Common Sense Purchasing · Avoiding a Supply Chain Apocalypse
Purchasing & supply chain consultingConsulting
Assess leadership, trust, and accountability, then develop the people who do the work through change.
Backed by: Leadership by Storytelling · Servant Leadership Stories
Leadership consultingSpeaking
Real Navy and corporate stories on leadership, purchasing, and process improvement for conferences and professional programs.
Backed by: Leadership by Storytelling · Common Sense Purchasing
Speaking & presentationsCredentials
Past industry experience
Find your way in
Purchasing
Hard-knock lessons learned from a purchasing professional.
Leadership
True-life stories that make the practice of leadership tangible.
Books, stories, and articles.
Speaking, mentoring, and practical insights.
Consulting, workshops, and speaking engagements.
Free excerpt
Short, practical lessons from Tom’s Navy, corporate, purchasing, and classroom experience: what worked, what didn’t, and what you can try with your own team. Occasional emails, no clutter.
Servant Leadership Stories — free excerpt
The Introduction and the first three stories: doing your best on the tasks you hate, trusting the people closest to the work, and how to get employees to trust you.
