Hall of Fame--Gillispie - A Survivor

"Probably, the consistently most valuable experiences came from consulting, where I had to learn to help individuals and groups find solutions to their problems, and then develop the plans and behaviors that would lead to their solutions," he points out. "More than anything, this seems to be the role of senior management today. We don't know what the problems are, and we probably aren't the best qualified to find the solutions. But we are accountable for getting problems defined and solved. This can be done only by leveraging the expertise of individuals and teams, which is a good consultant's stock in trade."