Providing clarity, resilience and direction in complex environments
Our Mission
Drawing on significant leadership experience from across humanitarian emergencies, Gyroscope Strategic Advisory offers consultative services for organisations, companies and individuals navigating uncertainty and crisis.
My name is Alec Kelly. I founded Gyroscope Strategic Advisory to help organisations maintain direction in complex and uncertain environments. My experience spans leadership roles across the humanitarian and military sectors, including managing numerous emergency responses in conflict zones and disaster-affected settings throughout Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.
Having worked with organisations operating under extreme pressure, I understand the challenges of making decisions when information is incomplete, risks are evolving, and the consequences of failure are significant. My approach combines practical operational experience with systems thinking to help organisations build resilience, navigate uncertainty, and achieve lasting impact.
If your organisation operates in complex or uncertain environments, get in touch to discuss how I can help.
About Me
Drawing on extensive experience in humanitarian operations and crisis environments, we help humanitarian organisations, social enterprises and mission-driven companies build resilience and navigate uncertainty. By understanding realities on the ground and experiencing challenges firsthand we create tangible and sustainable change.
Our approach follows the Gyroscope Strategic Alignement method:
Diagnose
Understand the organisations systems to identify the underlying constraints and best points of intervention.
Realign
Reconnect stakeholders around a shared understanding of success and a coherent strategic narrative.
Intervene
Implement high-leverage interventions that remove constraints, improve coordination, and restore momentum.
Institutionalise
Embed new ways of working through governance and reinforcement to ensure sustainable independance.
Our Approach
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