Clear counsel for
consequential decisions
Gunning Advisory helps community, health and social-impact leaders turn complex growth and leadership challenges into clear, fundable, implementable action.
EXECUTIVE ADVICE FOR MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS
Ways to engage
Advice shaped
for the moment
GROWTH, STRATEGIC COUNSEL & EXECUTION
Strategic clarity and implementation discipline for organizations facing consequential growth, partnership, funding, or operating decisions.
Steady executive direction when leadership continuity is essential, protecting momentum and supporting organizations through periods of transition.
Confidential, practical counsel for senior leaders navigating complex decisions, board dynamics, organizational change, and leadership transitions.
INTERIM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS & LEADERSHIP ADVICE
Community Systems
Shared Decisions
Action Together
30+
Years of CEO leadership
Large-scale
Leadership of a complex, multi-site community-care organization
One focus
Decisions that can be implemented
When the decision matters, draw on the experience of Gunning Advisory.
THE WORK
Growth, transition, and change place real demands on leaders, boards, and partners. The right plan must be credible in the boardroom and workable in the organization.
Gunning Advisory brings senior operating judgment to the moments that shape an organization’s direction. The work combines strategic clarity with practical implementation.
Frame the decision, surface the risks, and identify the evidence required to act with confidence.
MAKE THE CLEAR CHOICE
01
BUILD THE CASE
Connect strategic intent to funding, governance, operating capacity, and stakeholder realities.
02
MOVE IT FORWARD
Create accountable action, maintain momentum, and support leaders through implementation.
03
Strategy is only useful when leaders can execute it!
Gordon Gunning
A pragmatic advisor for pivotal moments.
Gord served for more than 20 years as CEO of CANES Community Care, where he led organizational growth and a complex, multi-site operating environment. His work has required clear strategy, disciplined execution, strong governance, and durable partnerships across community, hospital, non-profit, and private-sector settings.
Through Gunning Advisory, Gord brings that operating perspective to leaders who need more than a report. He helps clients clarify the decision, build a credible path forward, align the people who matter, and maintain momentum through implementation.
Gord has completed executive programs through Queen’s University, Western University, and Harvard Business School. His leadership has also been recognized by the United Way of Greater Toronto and the International Association of Facilitators.
A confidential introductory conversation is an opportunity to discuss the context, the decision ahead, and whether Gunning Advisory is the right fit.
Bring the decision into focus.
CONTACT
Take action today!
For advisory and leadership-counsel inquiries, book a confidential introductory conversation or contact Gord directly.
