Darwin L. Gillett IV (Dar)

Executive Director  

 

Best-selling author Yale Economist, Strategist, International Business Consultant, Executive Coach, Change Catalyst, Organizational Performance Specialist, and Educator Specialist in Human Economics and  Maximizing Human Capital Corporate Leadership Futurist Facilitative Leader for Executive Teams and Conferences

Executive Career Summary

 

Thirty plus years of line and staff management and consulting accomplishments expanding corporate profitability and building organizational capacity for manufacturing and services businesses. A reputation for making organizations work. Experience includes: strategic, financial and business planning for Fortune 500 companies in chemicals, plastics, electrical and electronic manufacturing; sales and market expansion in personal products and power utility industry; revitalization of an established mid-sized law firm; and a broad range of consulting assignments in pharmaceuticals, paper and packaging, chemicals, international publishing, banking, industrial distribution, and for professional services firms. A strategic thinker with a comprehensive understanding of how to organize, manage and motivate people for optimum business results. In-depth knowledge of finance, systems, strategic visioning, organization development, business analysis and planning, and executive counseling. An effective business speaker and designer of educational seminars. A clear and persuasive communicator with an entrepreneurial spirit and a well developed sense of personal and professional integrity.

Originator of
"the Energized Enterprise"
Approach to Peak
Performance

Prior Management Positions

 

President, Gillett Associates, established in 1981, specializing in holistic organizational performance improvement based on the effective management of human energy systems and human capital.

Director of Corporate Planning of Hubbell Inc., a leading Fortune 500 manufacturer of electrical and electronic wiring devices and lighting equipment, where he developed the company's diversification strategy and revitalized division planning.

President and CEO of a manufacturer of equipment for the beauty industry, where he built strategic alliances with beauty distributors.

Director of Administration of a full service, 85-attorney law firm, where he revitalized the support staff, upgraded the firm's information technology, and improved client service.

Earlier, Gillett led Union Carbide's two-year project that created the company's strategic thinking and planning process.

 

 

Publications

BOOKS

Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from the World’s Greatest Mentors (co-author) – Mission Publishing

Building and Leading an Energized Enterprise and its Spiritual Capital Forthcoming

ARTICLES

"Bringing a Company back to Life

- the Role of a CEO" 

-- At Work Journal

 

"That's the Spirit - Sharing the Wealth of Corporate Energy"

-- Business Spirit Journal

 

"Rebuilding the Human Spirit"

-- PIMA Journal (Paper Industry

Management Association)

 

"Harness Your Personal Power

for Greater Productivity" -- Productivity Improvement Bulletin

BOOKLETS

"Revitalize Your Company: Twelve Steps for Tapping Human Energy to Regenerate Growth and Profitability"

"Spiritual Capital: Building Vibrant Businesses that serve Shareholders and Humanity"

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   Education

   University of Chicago, MBA,

   Business Economics & Finance

   Yale University, BA, Economics