+48 532 614 148
dk@d-kurowski.com
Linkedin

Dariusz Kurowski – Partner to Business Owners and CEOs in Leading and Growing Their Companies

Most business owners build a company only once.
For the past 25 years, I have helped build and lead multiple companies as a CEO, CFO and Sales Director – both in Poland and internationally.

This experience allows me to identify challenges that business owners often don’t see yet, avoid some of the mistakes along the way and make better decisions.


I work with business owners and CEOs on real business issues, not presentations. I don’t stop at diagnosis – I help turn decisions into action and stay involved until they are implemented.


Astra-1.jpg

SMART Management clients:

▮Who am I?

I've been on your side of the table.

For 25 years, I worked as a CEO, CFO and Sales Director. I was accountable for results, not slides.

Over the years, I repeatedly stepped into new companies, new countries and new business environments.

I have seen many stages of growth, many successful transformations and many costly mistakes. As a result, I can often spot problems faster – problems that may be new to a business owner but that I have already encountered before.

I don’t come in to teach business owners how to run their business.

I help them lead an increasingly complex company.

Most business owners know their business extremely well. The challenge begins when the company becomes more complex and the way it has always operated is no longer enough. That is usually the point at which I start working with my clients.

Experience

CEO
CFO
Sales Director
Supply Chain Director
Head Office Experience
Business Consulting

I was responsible for business growth, financial performance and organizational transformations in companies operating in Poland and international markets.

My advisory work is based on operational experience, not concepts.

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

25+ years

  • CEO / CFO / Sales Director / Supply Chain
  • Companies with revenue EUR 10–300 million

WORKING WITH LEADERSHIP TEAMS

300+

  • Leadership meetings
  • 15+ management teams

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

11+ countries

  • Poland / France / Sweden
  • Europe / USA / Canada

▮For whom

I work with business owners and CEOs who have successfully grown their businesses but feel that the way they have been running the company is no longer enough.

Very often, I hear the same concern: “The company is growing, but I can no longer be the bottleneck for every important decision."

In practice, it looks like this:
– the company is becoming increasingly complex
– the number of topics is growing faster than the available resources
– more and more responsibility is flowing back to the owner
– decision-making is becoming blurred
– the most important issues remain unresolved for too long
– the owner becomes the company’s biggest bottleneck

Strategy without execution is an intellectual exercise.

Execution without strategy is simply managing day-to-day operations.

The greatest leverage lies in the way business owners, CEOs and their organizations make and execute their most important decisions.

I work with business owners and CEOs who want to change this – not through another workshop, but through a tangible change in how the company operates.

▮Method

Management Operating System™

Most business owners do not need another strategy. They need a way to run an increasingly complex business.

The Management Operating System™ is not another proprietary management theory. It is a practical combination of the globally recognised Best Year Yet methodology and my 25 years of experience as a CEO, CFO and Sales Director.

I do not create more slides and processes for the sake of creating them. I help turn strategy into the way the company operates every day.

I work with business owners, CEOs and leadership teams on three key elements:

Strategic Clarity

I help diagnose the company’s current situation and make the critical choices that define its future direction.

Real Priorities

Together, we translate strategy into concrete initiatives the company will truly focus on – not a list of twenty equally important things.

Operating Rhythm

Together, we build a leadership operating rhythm – monthly decisions, reviews and meetings that enable the company to consistently execute its chosen direction.

As a result, strategy stops being a document.

It becomes the way the company operates.

Discover How I Work

THREE ENGAGEMENT OPTIONS

▮Direction. Decisions. Execution.

Every company is at a different stage, but the challenges are often similar: too many topics, too little focus and not enough execution.

These three ways of working together address three different stages of a company’s growth.

Strategic Session​

One or two days of intensive work – a leadership reset, a strategic workshop or a priority review. With the business owner, CEO or leadership team.

  • Assessing the company's current situation
  • Clarifying key topics and decisions
  • Defining the first priorities for action

OUTCOME

Clarity on the direction and the first decisions for the company’s next stage of growth.

Learn more

The Management Operating System™

Building a management operating system around strategy and its consistent execution.

  • Selecting the company's key priorities
  • Translating decisions into accountability and a leadership operating rhythm
  • Consistently executing agreed actions

OUTCOME

A leadership team that not only sets the company’s direction but can execute it consistently.

Learn more

Owner / CEO Advisor​

A 1:1 partnership focused on decisions that never make it onto strategy slides, yet fundamentally shape the future of the company.

  • A partner who sees the whole company when everyone else sees only their own piece
  • Testing decisions before they become public
  • Staying on course when pressure increases

OUTCOME

Less hesitation before making a move. More confidence after making it.

Learn more

▮Client Stories: Defining Moments.

Due to the nature of my work, clients expect confidentiality. The stories below are real – without names or company details.

Each one starts in the same place: a business owner or CEO who knows the company is capable of more but has not yet figured out how to unlock that potential.

The Management Operating System™ Through a Participant’s Eyes

“It was the first program where I truly felt that we were all playing on the same team — and that what I do matters not only to me, but to the whole group.”
Read more →

Promotion in a Matrix Organization

“Suddenly I realized that what had worked so far was no longer enough. I needed someone to help me find my direction again.”
Read more →

Building Alignment Across Regions

Independent consulting that turns ambitious, cross-regional initiatives into clear, executable plans — with energy, alignment, and lasting impact.
Read more →
See More Stories

▮Articles.

I write about what really blocks a company’s growth – and how to remove those obstacles effectively.

Why Many Strategies Fail in Practice

Why the problem in most companies is rarely the strategy itself, but much more often the way leadership teams work around strategy.
Read more →

What Working with a Business Owner and CEO Looks Like

What working with a board on a system of strategy and its execution looks like — from diagnosis, through priorities, to the Management Operating System™.
Read more →

The Biggest Lever in a Company: How Leadership Teams Work Around Strategy

Why the biggest lever in a company is not the strategy itself, but how leadership teams work around strategy and execution.
Read more →
See All Articles

▮Frequently Asked Questions

What if we have an urgent crisis?

I step in with an intervention approach: we quickly establish priorities, communication rules, and decisions. Once the situation is under control, we transition to a calmer work rhythm.

Po polsku i angielsku, onsite i online. Materials dostarczam w wybranym language.

We work in an environment agreed upon with the client, with full access and control on their side, and we sign an NDA.

▮Get in touch.

You don’t need to know exactly what you need yet. It’s enough to feel that something is worth discussing.

Leave your details and I’ll get back to you to establish a first step.

Dariusz Kurowski

SMART MANAGEMENT

+48 532 614 148

ul. Syta 106 D, 02 – 987, Warszawa

 dk@d-kurowski.com

DARIUSZ KUROWSKI SMART MANAGEMENT

@2025 SMART Management