Dora Vanourek — Executive Advisor for Senior Leaders Navigating a New Role | ex-IBM | ex-PwC | CPCC, Certified Transition Coach
Executive Advisor for Senior Leaders Navigating a New Role | ex-IBM | ex-PwC | CPCC, Certified Transition Coach
Dora Vanourek ranks #9 of 18,566 LinkedIn creators in Management Consulting, and is a standout voice in Canada. They have 462.6K followers and published 40 posts in the last 60 days at a 0.4% average engagement rate.
- 462.6K followers
- 40 posts / 60d
- 0.4% avg engagement
- 4.9K follower growth / 30d
The roast
Dora charges executives to navigate their first year, which is perfect, because she clearly spent hers mastering the art of getting 450,000 people to follow a woman who offers all the corporate insight of a LinkedIn autofill prompt. She’s selling a roadmap to success to people who already have the jobs she’s just lecturing them about.
About Dora
Hi, I'm Dora Vanourek 👋 Executive Advisor, one of fewer than 75 Certified Transition Coaches in the world. I spent 25+ years at IBM Consulting and PwC, including leading delivery for a 260-person, $30M+ practice. I help Directors, VPs, and C-suite leaders win their first year in a new role.You’ve built a career most people would envy.Promotions earned. Results delivered. Credibility built over years.And now you’re in a role that’s bigger, more complex, and more political than anything you’ve navigated before.You know this first year will define what comes next.The challenge isn’t your capability - it’s the terrain. You've inherited a team that doesn't fully trust you yet. You're navigating company politics, shifting priorities, and sky-high expectations. Everyone's watching but no one is handing you the mapAcross multiple studies, 30–50% of senior leadership transitions are assessed as failures within 18 months.Not because those leaders weren’t talented.But because no one helped them decode the system they were walking into.I work 1:1 with Directors, VPs, and C-Suite leaders in their first year of a new role.I help you protect the trajectory you've been building your entire career.My coaching & advisory are confidential, personalized, and focused on helping you:✔ Earn trust quickly and secure early credibility✔ Navigate politics and hidden organizational dynamics✔ Make high-impact decisions without costly missteps✔ Lay the foundation for long-term success and legacy✔ Lead an inherited team through the political complexityWhy Trust Me?• 25+ years in Fortune 500 consulting, partnering with senior executives • Led delivery of $30M+ transformation portfolios and a 260+ person practice at IBM • Led risk strategy for $100M+ proposals and complex transformations • Built and delivered IBM's top global executive coaching programs• Worked across tech, biotech, pharma, banking and more• Certified executive coach with 300+ leaders coachedIf this first year matters - and it does - let's talk.📩 DM me “First Year” and I'll be in touch.
Highlights
- Top 1% Audience — 462,626 followers
- Top 1% in Canada — Ranked #1 of 506 creators
- Top 1% in Management Consulting — Ranked #1 of 503 creators
- Top 1% Impact — 1,798 avg engagements per post
Recent posts
Being indispensable is the fastest way to stay exactly where you are. I once waited over a year for a role I was ready for. Because I never made finding my successor a priority. Many capable leaders never see it coming. They deliver. They're trusted. They're the one everyone relies on. And they watch someone else get the role. None of these 7 habits are performance problems. That's why nobody raises them in your review. 📌 Save this and pick one habit to change every month. 1. Being the only one who can do your job → No replacement, no promotion 2. Reporting what you did, not what i
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She was a newly promoted VP, 5 months in. The pushback had stopped. The pre-meetings disappeared. The deck came back unmarked. For the first time since she'd started, she thought her boss finally trusted her. What she didn't see: The investment in her had stopped. A peer mentioned, kindly, that her boss said she was "brilliant but off to a slow start." Decisions about her team were already being made in rooms she wasn't in. By the time she felt the shift, the decision was months old. This is one of the most dangerous patterns in a first-year transition. Because the verdict rarely an
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If you're not growing in your job, you're shrinking. But shrinking feels like stability. Like patience. Commitment. Paying your dues. So you start telling yourself: 'The market's tough right now.' 'I'm lucky to have a job.' 'Maybe next quarter will be different.' And while you're being 'patient': Someone with half your experience gets promoted. Someone who started after you becomes your boss. The job-hopper is making 40% more. If your company isn't investing in your growth, you're not building a career - you're maintaining theirs. They get your best years. You get a review that s
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Last updated 2026-08-01