Tom A. Ori

Professional Focus:  Organizational and Individual Alignment; Courageous Followership, Organizational Renewal and Human Performance

Tom is a principal and founder of Next Level Performance Group, an organizational development consulting and training firm based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Tom applies his versatile background as trainer, public speaker, and process change consultant to regular clients FMC Corporation, TAP Pharmaceuticals, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and AT&T Wireless Services.  Complimenting his use of action-learning and interactive learning methodologies, Tom frequently uses assessment instruments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Campbell Organizational Survey, and 360 degree feedback to increase individuals’—and organizations’—appreciation of their strengths and areas for development. 

Upon completion of undergraduate work, Tom served as research and writing assistant to the McHugh Professor of American Institutions and Leadership, contributing to the publication of two books on community and government leadership.  Prior to starting Next Level in 1998, he was a senior consultant for eight years with Peak Performance Associates.   

Tom earned a B.A. from Colorado College where he graduated with honors and distinction.  He completed a Masters in Organizational Development and is currently earning a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California.  His emphasis is on designing compensation, reward systems and performance reviews for fast-paced organizations. 

A movie buff, Tom has been known to wildly digress from a meeting’s initial purpose in order to hear somebody’s Top 10 List, to defend the leadership lessons and social merits of The Godfather I and II and to apologize for Part III.   Whatever you do, avoid asking him his opinion about The English Patient.