Welcome to Wolf Advisory.
Tony Condon’s experience is an excellent fit for Board Director positions in an international environment including public and private companies together with Advisory Boards. He has had considerable exposure to cross-border governance and risk oversight. Decades of experience and credibility have led to high influence and persuasive skills exercised in a collegiate and empathetic manner.
This experience is relevant to family businesses; private equity portfolio companies and emerging market firms expanding globally. His modus operandi is relationship driven leveraging wisdom and accomplished networking experience and mentoring.
Title, per se, is not important but should be consistent with high level negotiations and introductions. Such experience would be invaluable in guiding younger founders and execcutives globally. Other relevant industries include Finance, Infrastructure, Luxury Brands, Healthcare/Pharma and family-owned conglomerates.
Tony is open to stimulating international travel: has very considerable global public speaking experience and proven diplomatic skills in high-level public sector envronments. He is very open to assignments beyond operational functions.
Discreet, Specific Corporate Projects.
Clearly defined projects that are important to Boards, CEOs and senior management teams
Devising optimal organisation structures for mid-size entities and family businesses in dynamic environments is our key skill
Mentorship, Advice & Consulting.
Counsel on optimal courses of action and decision making likely to benefit and enhance the organisation.
One-on-one consulting on career options integrating experience, aptitudes and preferences.
Advising families/family offices and organisations on effective philanthropic policies and plans.
Negotiation & Advocacy.
Analysis of critical non-negotiable outcomes
Clarity of goals
Agreement on tactics
Identification of real issues
Selection of tradable items (matters of unique value)
Analysis of opposition
Attitude & credibility
Pace, persistence and tone
The issue of trust
Importance of communication
The paramount importance of listening
Standards as a foundation
Calling out unacceptable behaviours and tactics
Dealing with difficult people.
Boards & Governance.
25 years board experience
Role of board committees
Key functions – Chair, Secretary/convener, members
Statutory & governance matters
Tone of board
Interaction with CEO & senior management
Good governance as a corporate pillar.
Corporate Strategy & Tactics.
35 years experience in developing and implementing corporate strategy in both commercial & not-for-profit sectors
Competitor analysis
Key roles in the strategic process
Key objectives
Factors around disruption to established competitive order
Resistance to change
Clear agreement and understanding on decisions and actions
Critical advice to CEOs on managing change – consistent with individual management style